1. (a)

   1. (1) A military judge shall be detailed to each general and special court-martial by the senior military judge in the State.
   2. (2) The military judge shall preside over each open session of the court-martial to which the military judge has been detailed.

2. (b) A military judge shall be:

   1. (1) an active or retired commissioned officer of an organized state military force;
   2. (2) a member in good standing of the bar of the Supreme Court of Maryland; and
   3. (3) certified as qualified for duty as a military judge by the senior force judge advocate that is the same force as the accused.
3. (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.
4. (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.

5. (e) The military judge of a court-martial may not:

   1. (1) consult with the members of the court except in the presence of the accused, trial counsel, and defense counsel; or
   2. (2) vote with the members of the court.

Added by Acts 2020, c. 592, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 82, § 7, eff. Dec. 14, 2022; Acts 2021, c. 83, § 7, eff. Dec. 14, 2022.