{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-38-2-1016","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1016","heading":"Classification of courts-martial.","body":"There shall be three kinds of courts-martial in the organized militia:\n(1) General courts-martial, which shall consist of:\n(A) A military judge and not less than six members; or\n(B) Only a military judge, if, before the court is assembled, the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge and after consultation with defense counsel, requests orally on the record or in writing a court composed of only a military judge and the military judge approves;\n(2) Special courts-martial, which shall consist of:\n(A) A military judge and not less than six members; or\n(B) Only a military judge, if one has been detailed to the court, and the accused under the same conditions as those provided for in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this Code section so requests; and\n(3) Summary courts-martial, consisting of one commissioned officer.","path":["TITLE 38 Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs","CHAPTER 2 Military Affairs","Article 5 Code of Military Justice","PART 4 Classification of Courts-Martial"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.38.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"4fcbbfb68cfbb9c23df95cb9a358d85882c3eb11857ec3b40d1633e23229df86","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-38-2-1015","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-38-2-1017"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}