(a) (1) A military judge shall be detailed to each general and special court-martial by the senior military judge in the State.
(2) The military judge shall preside over each open session of the court-martial to which the military judge has been detailed.
(b) A military judge shall be:
(1) an active or retired commissioned officer of an organized state military force;
(2) a member in good standing of the bar of the Court of Appeals of Maryland; and
(3) certified as qualified for duty as a military judge by the senior force judge advocate that is the same force as the accused.
(c) The convening authority or a staff member of the convening authority may not prepare or review a report concerning the effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency of the military judge so detailed, which relates to performance of duty as a military judge.
(d) A person is not eligible to act as military judge in a case if the person is the accuser or a witness, or has acted as investigating officer or a counsel in the same case.
(e) The military judge of a court-martial may not:
(1) consult with the members of the court except in the presence of the accused, trial counsel, and defense counsel; or
(2) vote with the members of the court.