(a)(1) Trial counsel and defense counsel shall be detailed for each general and special court-martial. The Alabama National Guard shall prescribe regulations providing the manner in which counsel are detailed for such court-martial and for persons who are authorized to detail counsel for such court-martial.
(2) No person who has acted as investigating officer, military judge, witness, or court member in any case may act later as trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, or, unless expressly requested by the accused, as defense counsel or assistant or associate defense counsel in the same case. No person who has acted for the prosecution may act later in the same case for the defense nor may any person who has acted for the defense act later in the same case for the prosecution.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (b), trial counsel or defense counsel detailed for a general or special court-martial must be a judge advocate as defined in subsection (10) of Section 31-2A-1 (Article 1).
(b) In the instance when an accused elects to retain civilian counsel at his or her own expense and not at the expense of the government, the counsel shall be a member of the State Bar of Alabama or a member of good standing of a bar of a state and admitted pro hac vice in accordance with the State of Alabama, with notice and approval of the Alabama State Bar and Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.
Last modified: May 3, 2021