A bill to amend chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, so as to prescribe certain requirements with respect to the physical arrangements of furniture and other facilities of rooms for which courts-martial trials are conducted.

Summary

Provides that the physical arrangement of the furniture and other facilities of any room in which any court-martial trial is conducted shall be as nearly identical to the arrangement of such furniture and facilities in a Federal district court room as practicable. Provides that there shall be no requirement, formal or informal, for the seating arrangement of persons serving as members of a court-martial to be seated according to rank or grade, except that the president of a general or special court-martial may be required to be seated in the center of the seating arrangement for members of the court or at the end of such seating arrangement which is nearest the military judge, if one has been detailed. Requires Military judges to wear judicial robes while presiding at any general or special court-martial trial.

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Timeline

1. 19 July 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 July 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 19 July 1973

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• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
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