(a) (1) A military judge shall be detailed to each general and special court-martial by the senior military judge in the State. (2) The military judge shall preside over each open session of the court-martial to which the military judge has been detailed. (b) A military judge shall be: (1) an active or retired commissioned officer of an organized state military force; (2) a member in good standing of the bar of the Court of Appeals of Maryland; and (3) certified as qualified for duty as a military judge by the senior force judge advocate that is the same force as the accused. (c) The convening authority or a staff member of the convening authority may not prepare or review a report concerning the effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency of the military judge so detailed, which relates to performance of duty as a military judge. (d) A person is not eligible to act as military judge in a case if the person is the accuser or a witness, or has acted as investigating officer or a counsel in the same case. (e) The military judge of a court-martial may not: (1) consult with the members of the court except in the presence of the accused, trial counsel, and defense counsel; or (2) vote with the members of the court.
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