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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 5046. Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
(a) An officer of the Marine Corps who is a judge advocate and a
member of the bar of a Federal court or the highest court of a
State or territory and who has had at least eight years of
experience in legal duties as a commissioned officer may be
detailed as Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine
Corps. If an officer appointed as the Staff Judge Advocate to the
Commandant of the Marine Corps holds a lower regular grade, the
officer shall be appointed in the regular grade of brigadier
general.
(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of the Navy, in selecting an officer for recommendation
to the President for appointment as the Staff Judge Advocate to the
Commandant of the Marine Corps, shall ensure that the officer
selected is recommended by a board of officers that, insofar as
practicable, is subject to the procedures applicable to selection
boards convened under chapter 36 of this title.
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