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Camp Pendleton, California: Court-Martial Data and Trends
Analysis of the 582 courts-martial tried at Camp Pendleton, California in the Navy and Marine Corps records (2017–2026).
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Analysis of the 582 courts-martial tried at Camp Pendleton, California in the Navy and Marine Corps records (2017–2026).
| Year | Courts-martial |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 71 |
| 2018 | 78 |
| 2019 | 74 |
| 2020 | 57 |
| 2021 | 60 |
| 2022 | 61 |
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2024 | 50 |
| 2025 | 55 |
| 2026 | 37 |
By Time Period
- Camp Pendleton, California, 2017–2018: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 149 Cases
- What Was Tried at Camp Pendleton, California, 2019–2023? 291 Courts-Martial
- Inside 142 Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California, 2024–2026
- What Changed at Camp Pendleton, California After 2019? 149 Cases vs. 291
- What Changed at Camp Pendleton, California After 2024? 291 Cases vs. 142
Year by Year
- What Camp Pendleton, California Tried in 2017
- Camp Pendleton, California in 2018: 78 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- Camp Pendleton, California in 2019: 74 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- What Camp Pendleton, California Tried in 2020
- Camp Pendleton, California in 2021: 60 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- What Camp Pendleton, California Tried in 2022
- Camp Pendleton, California in 2023: 39 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- A Year of Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California: 2024
- A Year of Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California: 2025
By Offense
- False Official Statement Cases at Camp Pendleton, California: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023
- Article 112a at Camp Pendleton, California Before and After 2019
- Article 112a at Camp Pendleton, California Before and After 2024
- Article 120 at Camp Pendleton, California Before and After 2019
- Larceny Cases at Camp Pendleton, California: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023
- Article 128 at Camp Pendleton, California Before and After 2019
- Article 128 at Camp Pendleton, California Before and After 2024
- General Article Cases at Camp Pendleton, California: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023
- General Article Cases at Camp Pendleton, California: 2019–2023 vs. 2024–2026
- Did Orders Violation Cases at Camp Pendleton, California Change After 2019?
- Did Orders Violation Cases at Camp Pendleton, California Change After 2024?
- False Official Statement Charges at Camp Pendleton, California, 2017–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- False Official Statement Charges at Camp Pendleton, California, 2019–2023: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- 42 Drug Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California, 2017–2018: What the Records Show
- 78 Drug Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California, 2019–2023: What the Records Show
- How Camp Pendleton, California Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2024–2026
- Article 120 Cases at Camp Pendleton, California, 2019–2023: 22 Courts-Martial
- How Camp Pendleton, California Handled Larceny Cases (Article 121), 2019–2023
- How Camp Pendleton, California Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2017–2018
- How Camp Pendleton, California Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2019–2023
- 28 Assault Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California, 2024–2026: What the Records Show
- 23 Domestic Violence Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California, 2024–2026: What the Records Show
- How Camp Pendleton, California Handled General Article Cases (Article 134), 2019–2023
- How Camp Pendleton, California Handled General Article Cases (Article 134), 2024–2026
- How Camp Pendleton, California Handled AWOL Cases (Article 86), 2017–2018
- 29 Orders Violation Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California, 2017–2018: What the Records Show
- Orders Violation Charges at Camp Pendleton, California, 2019–2023: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Orders Violation Charges at Camp Pendleton, California, 2024–2026: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
Compared With Another Installation
- Bremerton, Washington vs. Camp Pendleton, California: Two Navy-Marine Corps Installations Side by Side, 2013–2018
- Camp Pendleton, California and San Diego, California, 2024–2026: How Their Courts-Martial Compare
- Comparing Camp Pendleton, California and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2019–2023
On the podcast: S1 E33: Dismissing the Camp Pendleton Case (members).
Every case at Camp Pendleton, California, searchable by judge, counsel, and article: Military Trial Results (members).
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.