Qualifications .—
A military magistrate shall be a commissioned officer of the armed forces who—
is a member of the bar of a Federal court or a member of the bar of the highest court of a State; and
is certified to be qualified, by reason of education, training, experience, and judicial temperament, for duty as a military magistrate by the Judge Advocate General of the armed force of which the officer is a member.
Duties .—
In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, in addition to duties when designated under section 819 or 830a of this title (article 19 or 30a), a military magistrate may be assigned to perform other duties of a nonjudicial nature.
Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LV, § 5185130 Stat. 2901(Added , , .)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328section 801 of this titleSection effective on , as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see and Ex. Ord. 13825, set out as notes under .