> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # What Changed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina After 2024? 283 Cases vs. 119 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-lejeune-north-carolina-before-after-2024/ - Published: 2026-10-28T06:52:06.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:06:32.000Z - Description: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina held 119 courts-martial from 2024–2026. Compared with 2019–2023, full acquittals in contested cases that reached a verdict went from 1 of 40 to 8 of 31. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 82% to 59%. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Navy-Marine Corps [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Camp Lejeune, North Carolina](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-camp-lejeune-north-carolina/) › Before and after 2024 **Short answer:** Camp Lejeune, North Carolina held 119 courts-martial from 2024–2026\. Compared with 2019–2023, full acquittals in contested cases that reached a verdict went from 1 of 40 to 8 of 31\. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 82% to 59%. Only 28% of cases were contested, compared with 36% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Based on 119 cases · 2024–2026 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## More Full Acquittals Than Before In 2019–2023, 1 of 40 contested cases that reached a verdict at Camp Lejeune ended in a full acquittal. Since 2024, 8 of 31 have. That 26% full-acquittal rate is the same as the 26% across the Navy and Marine Corps. A contested case is one where the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. Partial acquittals were also common. 10 of the 31 (32%) ended in a partial acquittal, meaning not guilty of at least one charge or specification but guilty of another. ## The Earlier and Later Periods Side by Side The 2019–2023 records hold 283 cases over 5 years, about 57 a year. Since 2024, there have been about 40 a year, using full years only. The contested share was 26% in the earlier period and 28% in the later one. General courts-martial were 43% of cases and then 41%. Sentences were lighter in the later period. Convictions with confinement were 89% and then 75%. The median confinement was 8 months and then 6 months. Punitive discharges for enlisted members were 82% and then 59%. A few cases can change a percentage in groups like these, so the changes show a direction only. | | 2019–2023 | 2024–2026 | | ----------------------------------- | --------- | --------- | | Cases | 283 | 119 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | 26% | 28% | | Full acquittals (decided contested) | 1 of 40 | 8 of 31 | | Convictions with confinement | 89% | 75% | | Median confinement | 8 months | 6 months | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 82% | 59% | | General courts-martial | 43% | 41% | ## Punitive Discharges Were Still More Common Than Service-Wide Camp Lejeune still gave punitive discharges to convicted enlisted members more often than the rest of the service. Among 99 enlisted members convicted, 58 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (59%), compared with 52% Navy and Marine Corps-wide. 25 of those were dishonorable. 3 convicted officers or warrant officers appear, and 1 was dismissed. A dismissal is the officer form of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not prevent a later administrative separation. These records do not include administrative separations. ## Which Charges Were Most Common? 117 of the 119 cases have a charge list, and each article is counted once per case. Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) appeared in 25% of cases, compared with 19% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Article 134, the general article, also appeared in 25%, compared with 21% service-wide. Article 128b (domestic violence) appeared less often, in 4% of cases compared with 12% service-wide. Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child) appeared slightly more often than elsewhere, in 8% compared with 5%. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the whole Navy and Marine Corps docket | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------- | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 29 | 25% | 19% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 29 | 25% | 21% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 20 | 17% | 15% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 12 | 10% | 12% | | [Art. 121](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Larceny | 11 | 9% | 7% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 9 | 8% | 5% | | [Art. 107](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) False official statements | 8 | 7% | 5% | | [Art. 80](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-80/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Attempts | 8 | 7% | 7% | ## Most Accused Pleaded Guilty 112 records list a plea. Of those, 81 were guilty pleas and 31 were contested. The contested share of 28% is lower than the 36% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Pleas differed by charge. Cases charging Article 134 ended in a guilty plea 89% of the time (25 of 28), the highest among the top charges. Cases charging Article 112a ended in a guilty plea 75% of the time (9 of 12). The records do not say why an accused pleaded guilty or contested the case. ## Convictions by Article All 29 cases that charged Article 134 ended in a conviction on that article. The median confinement for an Article 134 conviction was 1.5 years. Article 112a (drug offenses) cases ended in a conviction on that article in 12 of 12\. Article 128 (assault) cases ended in a conviction on that article in 19 of 20\. Article 92 cases did in 26 of 29 (90%), the lowest rate among the top charges. Article 128 and Article 92 convictions both had a median of 3 months. A case can include a conviction on one article and an acquittal on another, so these rows overlap. | Article | Cases charging it | Convicted of it (share) | Median confinement when convicted of it | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------- | | Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 29 | 26 (90%) | 3 months | | Art. 134 General article | 29 | 29 (100%) | 1.5 years | | Art. 128 Assault | 20 | 19 (95%) | 3 months | | Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 12 | 12 (100%) | 3 months | ## How Much Confinement? Confinement was part of 75% of the 107 convictions. The median confinement was 6 months, the same as the 6-month median elsewhere in the service. A quarter of the terms were 1.7 years or more. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. They cover every charge in each case. More than one year of confinement came in 26 of 107 convictions (24%), compared with 20% service-wide. 8 convictions (7%) carried 5 years or more. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------- | | No confinement | 27 | 25% | 30% | | Under 6 months | 38 | 36% | 35% | | 6 months to 1 year | 16 | 15% | 14% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 18 | 17% | 13% | | 5 years or more | 8 | 7% | 7% | ## General and Special Courts-Martial A general court-martial can adjudge any lawful sentence, including a dishonorable discharge and long confinement. A special court-martial is limited to one year. At the 48 general courts-martial, 91% of convictions carried confinement, with a median of 1.7 years. At the 70 special courts-martial, 64% did, with a median of 3 months. 1 case has no court level listed. By rank, 80 accused were junior enlisted (E-1 to E-4), 26 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 3 were officers or warrant officers. That group is more junior than in all Navy and Marine Corps cases, where 59% were junior enlisted. ## Compared with San Diego and Camp Pendleton San Diego, California (126 cases) and Camp Pendleton, California (142 cases) tried a similar number of cases in these years. Camp Lejeune's contested share was 28%, compared with 27% at Camp Pendleton and 37% at San Diego. Its median confinement of 6 months was the longest of the group. Its punitive discharge share of 59% was about the same as Camp Pendleton's 60% and higher than San Diego's 47%. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | ---------------------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | Camp Lejeune, North Carolina | 119 | 28% | 8 of 31 | 6 months | 59% | | San Diego, California | 126 | 37% | 12 of 44 | 5 months | 47% | | Camp Pendleton, California | 142 | 27% | 5 of 34 | 4 months | 60% | ## Cases by Year, Law Changes, and What the Records Do Not Show The records count 44 cases in 2024, 37 in 2025, and 38 in 2026 through September, a partial year. These years overlap with two law changes. Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel, not commanders, decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. New sentencing parameters apply to cases where every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023\. Offense dates are not recorded. The records therefore cannot separate old-rule from new-rule cases or show whether the changes affected the results. The records also do not include the evidence, plea terms, or conduct handled outside a court-martial. Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Every court-martial tried at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in 2019–2023 (283) and 2024–2026 (119). Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in [Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/), data updated October 24, 2026\. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: [how this data was built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/how-the-military-trial-results-data-was-built/). Errors: content@bodiesburied.com. ## Related Analysis - [Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-camp-lejeune-north-carolina/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Courts-Martial, 2019–2023: What 283 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-lejeune-north-carolina-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2017–2018: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 140 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-lejeune-north-carolina-courts-martial-2017-2018/) - [What Was Tried at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2024–2026? 119 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-lejeune-north-carolina-courts-martial-2024-2026/) - [What Changed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina After 2019? 140 Cases vs. 283](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-lejeune-north-carolina-before-after-2019/) - [Bremerton, Washington Before and After 2019: How Its Courts-Martial Changed](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-before-after-2019/) - [Bremerton, Washington Before and After 2024: How Its Courts-Martial Changed](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-before-after-2024/) - [Great Lakes, Illinois Before and After 2019: How Its Courts-Martial Changed](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/great-lakes-illinois-before-after-2019/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) ## Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2024–2026 - [Robert Boudreau](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-robert-boudreau/) - [Gable Hackman](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-gable-hackman/) - [Keaton Harrell](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-keaton-harrell/) - [Nicholas Henry](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-nicholas-henry/) - [Ryan Lipton](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-ryan-lipton/) - [Patrick Martin](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-patrick-martin/) - [Benjamin Mills](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-benjamin-mills/) - [William Mossor](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-william-mossor/) - [Kyle Phillips](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-kyle-phillips/) - [Jesse Schweig](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-jesse-schweig/) - [Adam Workman](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-adam-workman/) Names and links only. Each judge's record of pleas, findings, and sentences is on their Know Your Judge page, part of the [Court-Martial Characters](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judges/) membership. **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](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.