{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-military-law-130.16","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Military Law § 130.16","heading":"Courts-martial classified","body":"§ 130.16. Courts-martial classified.  There shall be three kinds of\ncourts-martial in each of the forces of the organized militia, namely:\n  (1) General courts-martial, consisting of---\n  (A) A military judge and not less than five members; or\n  (B) Only a military judge, if before the court is assembled the\naccused, knowing the identity of the military judge and after\nconsultation with defense counsel, requests in writing a court composed\nof only a military judge and the military judge approves;\n  (2) Special courts-martial, consisting of---\n  (A) Not less than three members; or\n  (B) A military judge and not less than three members; or\n  (C) Only a military judge, if one has been detailed to the court, and\nthe accused under the same conditions as those prescribed in clause (1)\n(B) so requests; and\n  (3) Summary courts-martial, which shall consist of one commissioned\nofficer.","path":["Military Law","Article 7. Code of Military Justice","Part 4. Court-martial Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/MIL/130.16","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"df968a2135bdd1e4be3eb9e14591833770187b53b30a3621dc9dd212c372554d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-military-law-130.15","next":"us-ny/n.y.-military-law-130.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}