Uniform Code of Military Justice
Article 210. Authority of the Judge Advocate General.
(a) The Judge Advocate General shall exercise general supervision over the administration of military justice throughout the armed forces and shall serve as the supreme judicial authority established by this Code.
(b) The Judge Advocate General may prescribe and maintain—
(i) the Rules of Practice and Procedure;
(ii) the Rules of Evidence;
(iii) sentencing guidelines;
(iv) professional standards governing military lawyers and judicial officers; and
(v) administrative requirements governing operation of the military courts.
(c) Authority under section (b) shall not be used to create a substantive criminal offense or enlarge military jurisdiction beyond this Code.
(d) Administrative, supervisory, or technical access to a proceeding does not constitute judicial assignment to that proceeding.