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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 5148. Judge Advocate General's Corps: Office of the Judge Advocate General; Judge Advocate General; appointment, term, emoluments, duties
(a) The Judge Advocate General's Corps is a Staff Corps of the
Navy, and shall be organized in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.
(b) There is in the executive part of the Department of the Navy
the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. The Judge
Advocate General shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of four years. He
shall be appointed from judge advocates of the Navy or the Marine
Corps who are members of the bar of a Federal court or the highest
court of a State or Territory and who have had at least eight years
of experience in legal duties as commissioned officers. If an
officer appointed as the Judge Advocate General holds a lower
regular grade, the officer shall be appointed in the regular grade
of rear admiral or major general, as appropriate.
(c) 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 Judge Advocate General,
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.
(d) The Judge Advocate General of the Navy, under the direction
of the Secretary of the Navy, shall -
(1) perform duties relating to legal matters arising in the
Department of the Navy as may be assigned to him;
(2) perform the functions and duties and exercise the powers
prescribed for the Judge Advocate General in chapter 47 of this
title;
(3) receive, revise, and have recorded the proceedings of
boards for the examination of officers of the naval service for
promotion and retirement; and
(4) perform such other duties as may be assigned to him.
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