JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPSUnited States Armed Forces

Uniform Code of Military Justice

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Uniform Code of Military Justice

Article 21. Courts-Martial.

(a) Offenses under this Code shall be tried by courts-martial possessing jurisdiction over the accused and charged offense.

(b) Every court-martial shall be presided over and decided by a Military Judge.

(c) No court-martial shall be constituted or conducted through a jury, panel, board of members, or comparable body.

(d) The Military Judge shall serve as the finder of law and fact and shall determine findings and sentence.