Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8019 General Counsel
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART I — ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 803 — DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY › § 8019
Summary
The President must choose a civilian to be the Navy’s General Counsel and the Senate must approve that choice, and the Secretary of the Navy decides what duties that person will do.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8019
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(a)There is a General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b)The General Counsel shall perform such functions as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8019 was renumbered section 9019 of this title. Another prior section 8019 was renumbered section 9038 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5019 of this title as this section. 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–456 inserted “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–456 applicable to appointments made under this section on and after Sept. 29, 1988, see section 703(c) of Pub. L. 100–456, set out as a note under section 7019 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8019
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102