Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary (Code 52)
The Trial Judiciary is a joint Navy-Marine Corps activity led by a Chief Trial Judge who serves as Officer-in-Charge. Its mission is to provide certified military judges for Navy and Marine Corps general and special courts-martial and hearing officers for sanity hearings on confined prisoners. In addition, military judges sometimes serve as Article 32, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and pretrial investigation officers.
Principal Functions
The Judiciary is organized into six judicial circuits staffed by active-duty military judges, and is supported by Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentees.
The number of active duty judges fluctuates around 27, depending on open positions. Due to the enormous responsibility for trials throughout the world, military judges spend much of their time traveling.
Rules of Court
Uniform Rules of Practice Before Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial. Rules of Court for each Judcial Circuit may be found in the table below.
Executive Assistant
- Official correspondence (other than court filings) should be directed to the Chief Trial Judge’s Executive Assistant at the following address:
- U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
- 624 Warrington Ave, SE
- Bldg. 183, 4th Floor
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5016
- Comm: (202) 685-5998
- DSN: 325-5998
- Email: zeneida.henry@navy.mil
- Media inquiries should be directed to:
- Special Assistant, Public Affairs
- Office of the Judge Advocate General
- 1322 Patterson Ave., SE, Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, D.C. 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5493
- DSN: 325-5493
- Email: Jennifer.Zeldis@navy.mil