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PUBLIC LAW 90-179-DEC. 8, 1967

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(3)(A) The following new section shall be added at the end: "§11-705. Assignment of judges; divisions; hearings " (a) Judges of the court shall sit on the court and its divisions in such order and at such times as the court directs. " (b)(1) Cases and controversies shall be heard and determined by divisions of the court unless a hearing or rehearing before the court in banc is ordered. Each division of the court shall consist of three judges. ''(2) A hearing before the court in banc may be ordered by a majority of the judges of the court in regular active service. The court in banc for a hearing shall consist of the judges of the court in regular active service. "'(3) A rehearing before the court in banc may be ordered by a majority of the judges of the court in regular active service. The court in banc for a rehearing shall consist of the judges of the court in regular active service, except that a retired judge may sit as a judge of the court in banc in the rehearing of a case or controversy if he sat on the court or a division of the court at the original hearing thereof." (B) The table of sections is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "11-705. Assignment of judges; divisions; hearings."

SEC. 2. (a) The first sentence of section 17-301 (b) of the District of Columbia Code is amended by striking out "the chief judge and the associate judges" and inserting in lieu thereof "three judges. (b) The fourth sentence of such section is amended by striking out "all the judges are of the opinion that an" and inserting in lieu thereof "the three judges are of the opinion that the". Approved December 8, 1967.

77 Stat. 613.

Public Law 90-179 AN ACT To establish a.Judge Advocate General's Corps in the Xavy, and for other l>tir poses.

December 8, 1967 [H. R. 12910]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That chapter 47 of ^^^' ^^TCocate title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: General's corps. (1) Section 801(11) is amended to read as follows: Establishment. "(11) 'Law specialist' means a commissioned officer of the Coast oefinmons. Guard designated for special duty (law)." (2) The following new clause is added at the end of section 801: "(13) 'Judge advocate' means an officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force or the Marine Corps who is designated as a judge advocate." (3) Section 806(a) is amended by deleting the first sentence and inserting the following sentences in place thereof: "The assignment for duty of judge advocates of the Army, Xavy, and Air Force and law specialists of the Coast Guard shall be made upon the recommendation of the Judge Advocate General of the armed force of M'hich they are members. The assignment for duty of judge advocates of the Marine Corps shall be made by direction of the Commandant of the Marine Corps." (4) Section 815(e) is amended by striking out the words "Army or Air Force, a law specialist of the Navy" in the last sentence and substituting in place thereof the words "Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps".

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