10 USC § 826a - Art. 26a. Military magistrates

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title: "10 USC § 826a - Art. 26a. Military magistrates"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "826a"
section_name: "Art. 26a. Military magistrates"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LV, § 5185, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2901.)"
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# § 826a. Art. 26a. Military magistrates

**(a)** **Qualifications.—** A military magistrate shall be a commissioned officer of the armed forces who—

**(1)** is a member of the bar of a Federal court or a member of the bar of the highest court of a State; and

**(2)** 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.

**(b)** **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.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LV, § 5185, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2901.)

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