Judge advocates

(a) The governor, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, shall appoint an officer of the state military forces as state judge advocate. To be eligible for appointment, an officer shall be a member of the bar of the highest court of the State and shall have been a member of the bar of the State for at least five years. (b) The adjutant general may appoint as many assistant state judge advocates as the adjutant general considers necessary. To be eligible for appointment, assistant state judge advocates shall be officers of the state military forces and members of the bar of the highest court of the State. (c) The state judge advocate, state judge advocate's assistants, or senior force judge advocates in each of the state military forces or that judge advocate's delegates shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice. (d) Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their staff judge advocates or legal officer in matters relating to the administration of military justice. The staff judge advocate or legal officer of any command may communicate directly with the staff judge advocate or legal officer of a superior or subordinate command, or with the state judge advocate. (e) No person who has acted as member, military judge, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant or associate defense counsel, or investigating officer, or who has been a witness for either the prosecution or defense, in any case shall later act as staff judge advocate or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same case.