Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§9019 General Counsel
Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART I — ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 903 — DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE › § 9019
Summary
The President picks a General Counsel for the Air Force who must be a civilian, and the Senate must approve the appointment. The Secretary of the Air Force decides the General Counsel’s duties, and the General Counsel must carry out those duties.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §9019
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(a)There is a General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, 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 Air Force may prescribe.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8019 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. § 9019
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102