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10 U.S.C. 827: Art. 27. Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel
Created in 1967 by Public Law 90-179. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.
8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 832, 10 U.S.C. 835, 10 U.S.C. 838, 10 U.S.C. 849, 10 U.S.C. 870.
1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of the Navy (1).
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (b)
How it got here
2021
- Pub. L. 117–81 added subsec. (e). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (e)
2016
- Pub. L. 114–328, §5186(1), substituted "No person who, with respect to a case, has served as a preliminary hearing officer, court member, military judge, military magistrate, or appellate judge, may later serve as trial counsel," for "No person who has acted as investigating officer… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 114–328, §5186(2), substituted "Trial counsel, defense counsel, or assistant defense counsel" for "Trial counsel or defense counsel" in introductory provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–328, §5186(3), added subsecs. (c) and (d) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: "In the case of a special court-martial— (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (c), (d)
1983
- Pub. L. 98–209, §3(c)(2)(A), designated first sentence of existing provisions as par. (1), substituted provisions requiring that trial counsel and defense counsel be detailed for each general and special court-martial, and permitting the detailing of assistant trial counsel and assi… · (a)
- Pub. L. 98–209, §3(c)(2)(B), designated existing provision, less first sentence, as par. (2) and substituted "assistant or associate defense counsel" for "assistant defense counsel". · (a)
- Pub. L. 98–209, §2(d)(1), substituted "judge advocate" for "judge advocate of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps or a law specialist of the Coast Guard,". · (b)
- Pub. L. 98–209, §2(d)(2), struck out ", or a law specialist," after "is a judge advocate". · (c)
1968
- Pub. L. 90–632, §2(10)(A), substituted "military judge" for "law officer". · (a)
- Pub. L. 90–632, §2(10)(B), redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as pars. (2) and (3), respectively, and added par. (1). · (c)
1967
- Pub. L. 90–179 inserted reference to judge advocate of the Marine Corps and substituted reference to judge advocate of the Navy for reference to law specialist of the Navy. · (b)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.