Judge advocates coordinate and perform legal and incidental administrative services of a command, base, station, division, MAW, FMF, or amphibious force; or may act as military judge in general and special courts-martial; or as an appellate military judge.
This officer serves as the principal assistant and legal advisor (staff judge advocates) to a commander exercising general courts-martial authority and is responsible to the command; supervises the operation of the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate of the command or of a law center, which services all commands in a geographic area; or serves as a military judge in general and special courts-martial; or as an appellate military judge.