{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-776.54","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 776.54","heading":"Responsibilities of a subordinate attorney.","body":"(a) A covered attorney is bound by this part notwithstanding that the covered attorney acted at the direction of another person.\n(b) In recognition of the judge advocate's unique dual role as a commissioned officer and attorney, subordinate judge advocates shall obey lawful directives and regulations of supervisory attorneys when not inconsistent with this part or the duty of a judge advocate to exercise independent professional judgment as to the best interest of an individual client.\n(c) A subordinate covered attorney does not violate this part if that covered attorney acts in accordance with a supervisory attorney's written and reasonable resolution of an arguable question of professional duty.\n(d) [Reserved]","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY","SUBCHAPTER G—MISCELLANEOUS RULES","PART 776—PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS PRACTICING UNDER THE COGNIZANCE AND SUPERVISION OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL","Subpart B—Rules of Professional Conduct"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"f6d433afde107a7f671754031f52735f2b01d305832e8e3bffef8a2b94de60c9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-776.53","next":"us/32-cfr-776.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}