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27B Military Judge

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Overview

Army military judges preside over trials before general and special courts-martial and other military tribunals. They ensure proceedings remain fair, orderly, and lawful and may review cases as appellate judges on the U.S. Army Court of Military Review.

Core Skills

  • General and special court-martial adjudication
  • Appellate case review when assigned
  • Fair and orderly judicial proceedings

Civilian Career Paths

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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Presiding over courts-martial and ensuring lawful, orderly proceedings directly overlaps with civilian judicial work.

How to prepare: Review the target jurisdiction's judicial eligibility rules and appointment or election process. Qualifications vary but typically include a law degree, experience as a lawyer, and a law license in good standing; military judicial authority does not transfer to civilian office.

What the civilian work involves
  • Monitor proceedings to ensure that all applicable rules and procedures are followed.
  • Write decisions on cases.
  • Read documents on pleadings and motions to ascertain facts and issues.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Courtroom scheduling software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 27B Military Judge

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 27B (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: General and special court-martial adjudication, Appellate case review when assigned, Fair and orderly judicial proceedings, Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates (O*NET 23-1023.00)

  2. O*NET: Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates (O*NET 23-1023.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Judges and Hearing Officers

    [3] How to Become; judge and magistrate requirements, excluding the separate administrative-law-judge discussion; updated August 27, 2026

    Supports: Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates (O*NET 23-1023.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 27B

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