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San Diego, California: Court-Martial Data and Trends
Analysis of the 584 courts-martial tried at San Diego, California in the Navy and Marine Corps records (2013–2026).
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Analysis of the 584 courts-martial tried at San Diego, California in the Navy and Marine Corps records (2013–2026).
| Year | Courts-martial |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 44 |
| 2014 | 56 |
| 2015 | 59 |
| 2016 | 45 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2019 | 51 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2024 | 58 |
| 2025 | 38 |
| 2026 | 30 |
By Time Period
- San Diego, California Courts-Martial, 2013–2018: What 285 Cases Show
- Inside 173 Courts-Martial at San Diego, California, 2019–2023
- San Diego, California Courts-Martial, 2024–2026: What 126 Cases Show
- San Diego, California Before and After 2019: How Its Courts-Martial Changed
- San Diego, California Before and After 2024: How Its Courts-Martial Changed
Year by Year
- San Diego, California in 2013: 44 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- A Year of Courts-Martial at San Diego, California: 2014
- What San Diego, California Tried in 2015
- What San Diego, California Tried in 2016
- San Diego, California in 2017: 45 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- San Diego, California in 2018: 36 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- A Year of Courts-Martial at San Diego, California: 2019
- A Year of Courts-Martial at San Diego, California: 2020
- San Diego, California in 2021: 37 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- What San Diego, California Tried in 2022
- San Diego, California in 2023: 31 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- San Diego, California in 2024: 58 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- A Year of Courts-Martial at San Diego, California: 2025
By Offense
- Drug Cases at San Diego, California: 2013–2018 vs. 2019–2023
- Drug Cases at San Diego, California: 2019–2023 vs. 2024–2026
- Sexual Assault Cases at San Diego, California: 2013–2018 vs. 2019–2023
- Did Child Sexual Abuse Cases at San Diego, California Change After 2024?
- Larceny Cases at San Diego, California: 2013–2018 vs. 2019–2022
- Did Assault Cases at San Diego, California Change After 2019?
- Did Assault Cases at San Diego, California Change After 2024?
- Did Obstruction Cases at San Diego, California Change After 2019?
- Article 134 at San Diego, California Before and After 2019
- Article 134 at San Diego, California Before and After 2024
- Article 80 at San Diego, California Before and After 2019
- Did AWOL Cases at San Diego, California Change After 2019?
- Orders Violation Cases at San Diego, California: 2013–2018 vs. 2019–2023
- Orders Violation Cases at San Diego, California: 2019–2023 vs. 2024–2026
- False Official Statement Charges at San Diego, California, 2013–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Article 112a Cases at San Diego, California, 2013–2018: 85 Courts-Martial
- How San Diego, California Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2019–2023
- Article 112a Cases at San Diego, California, 2024–2026: 24 Courts-Martial
- Sexual Assault Charges at San Diego, California, 2013–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Article 120 Cases at San Diego, California, 2019–2023: 28 Courts-Martial
- Child Sexual Abuse Charges at San Diego, California, 2013–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Article 121 Cases at San Diego, California, 2013–2018: 38 Courts-Martial
- How San Diego, California Handled Larceny Cases (Article 121), 2019–2022
- 75 Assault Courts-Martial at San Diego, California, 2013–2018: What the Records Show
- How San Diego, California Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2019–2023
- Obstruction Charges at San Diego, California, 2013–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Article 131b Cases at San Diego, California, 2019–2023: 17 Courts-Martial
- How San Diego, California Handled General Article Cases (Article 134), 2013–2018
- General Article Charges at San Diego, California, 2019–2023: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- General Article Charges at San Diego, California, 2024–2026: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Attempt Charges at San Diego, California, 2013–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- How San Diego, California Handled Attempt Cases (Article 80), 2019–2023
- 16 Conspiracy Courts-Martial at San Diego, California, 2013–2017: What the Records Show
- 30 AWOL Courts-Martial at San Diego, California, 2013–2017: What the Records Show
- How San Diego, California Handled Orders Violation Cases (Article 92), 2013–2018
- Article 92 Cases at San Diego, California, 2019–2023: 25 Courts-Martial
- Orders Violation Charges at San Diego, California, 2024–2026: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
Compared With Another Installation
- Camp Pendleton, California and San Diego, California, 2024–2026: How Their Courts-Martial Compare
- Comparing Norfolk, Virginia and San Diego, California: Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2019–2023
- Norfolk, Virginia and San Diego, California, 2013–2018: How Their Courts-Martial Compare
Every case at San Diego, 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.