10 U.S.C. § 822 : US Code - Section 822: Art. 22. Who may convene general courts-martial

Search 10 U.S.C. § 822 : US Code - Section 822: Art. 22. Who may convene general courts-martial

(a) General courts-martial may be convened by -
(1) the President of the United States;
(2) the Secretary of Defense;
(3) the commanding officer of a unified or specified combatant
command;
(4) the Secretary concerned;
(5) the commanding officer of an Army Group, an Army, an Army
Corps, a division, a separate brigade, or a corresponding unit of
the Army or Marine Corps;
(6) the commander in chief of a fleet; the commanding officer
of a naval station or larger shore activity of the Navy beyond
the United States;
(7) the commanding officer of an air command, an air force, an
air division, or a separate wing of the Air Force or Marine
Corps;
(8) any other commanding officer designated by the Secretary
concerned; or
(9) any other commanding officer in any of the armed forces
when empowered by the President.
(b) If any such commanding officer is an accuser, the court shall
be convened by superior competent authority, and may in any case be
convened by such authority if considered desirable by him.