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Article 90 (Willfully Disobeying Superior Officer): Court-Martial Data and Trends
Analysis of the 357 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 90 (Willfully disobeying superior officer).
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Analysis of the 357 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 90 (Willfully disobeying superior officer).
By Service
- Is Army Disobeying An Officer Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 90, 2021–2025
- Air Force Article 90 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Fewer or More? Disobeying An Officer Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
Sentences
- Article 90 Sentences in the Army: Confinement and Discharges, 2021–2025
- Article 90 Sentences in the Air Force: Confinement and Discharges, 2016–2025
- What Sentence Follows a Navy-Marine Corps Disobeying an Officer Conviction?
Contested Cases and Acquittals
- How Often Are Contested Army Article 90 Cases Acquitted?
- Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps Disobeying An Officer Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
Guilty Pleas
- Pleading Guilty to Article 90 in the Army: What Sentences Followed?
- Guilty Pleas in Air Force Disobeying An Officer Cases: How Often, and What Came Next
- Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Disobeying An Officer Cases: How Often, and What Came Next
By Installation
Year by Year
- Disobeying An Officer at Army Courts-Martial, 2021: The Year in Numbers
- Army Article 90 Cases in 2022
- Disobeying An Officer at Army Courts-Martial, 2023: The Year in Numbers
- How Army Disobeying An Officer Cases Ended in 2024
- Army Article 90 Cases in 2025
By Rank
- What Happens to Army Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Facing Disobeying An Officer Charges?
- What Happens to Army NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Facing Disobeying An Officer Charges?
- Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Charged Under Article 90 in the Air Force
- What Happens to Navy-Marine Corps Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Facing Disobeying An Officer Charges?
- What Happens to Navy-Marine Corps NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Facing Disobeying An Officer Charges?
Charged Together With Other Articles
- Articles 128 and 90 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Domestic Violence Plus Disobeying An Officer: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128b and 90
- When Article 134 and Article 90 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Disobeying An Officer Plus Orders Violation: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 90 and 92
- Drug Plus Disobeying An Officer: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 90
- When Article 86 and Article 90 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Sexual Assault Plus Disobeying An Officer: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 120 and 90
- When Article 107 and Article 90 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Articles 131b and 90 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- When Article 89 and Article 90 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Articles 115 and 90 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Articles 80 and 90 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Articles 113 and 90 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
Charged Together, by Service
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 115 and Article 90
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 120 and Article 90
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 128 and Article 90
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 86 and Article 90
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 90 and Article 92
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 90, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 128b and Article 90, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 134 and Article 90, 2021–2026
- Article 107 With Article 90 in the Army: What the Records Show
- Article 128 With Article 90 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show
- Article 128b With Article 90 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show
- Article 134 With Article 90 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show
- Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 86 and Article 90
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 90 and Article 92, 2021–2026
Counsel of Record
- Who Defended Contested Army Article 90 Cases? Defense Counsel Experience, 2023–2026
- Who Prosecuted Contested Army Article 90 Cases? Trial Counsel Experience, 2023–2026
Across the Services
Judge Alone or Members
What the offense covers: Article 90 on the law firm's website.
How this data was built: methodology and known gaps.
About the author. Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts Where All The Bodies Are Buried and runs the Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.