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# Inside 87 Courts-Martial at Fort Campbell, 2024–2026
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-campbell-courts-martial-2024-2026/
- Published: 2026-10-28T06:31:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T05:08:45.000Z
- Description: Fort Campbell tried 87 courts-martial from 2024–2026. The median confinement was 1 year, compared with 6 months across the Army. Of convicted enlisted members, 88% received a punitive discharge, compared with 73% in the rest of the Army.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Fort Campbell, Army

[Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Fort Campbell](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-fort-campbell/) › 2024–2026

**Short answer:** Fort Campbell tried 87 courts-martial from 2024–2026\. The median confinement was 1 year, compared with 6 months across the Army. Of convicted enlisted members, 88% received a punitive discharge, compared with 73% in the rest of the Army.

Based on 87 cases · 2024–2026 · Army records · data updated October 24, 2026

## Median Confinement Increased From 3 Months to 1 Year

The largest change at Fort Campbell is in sentence length. In 2020–2023, the median confinement here was 3 months. In 2024–2026 it was 1 year. The share of convictions with confinement increased from 72% to 89%. The enlisted punitive discharge share increased from 83% to 88%.

Other measures changed less. The general court-martial share was 79% before and 78% since. The contested share went from 20% to 14%. Full acquittals in contested cases that reached a verdict went from 8 of 18 to 4 of 12\. The earlier period had 99 cases, about 25 a year, compared with about 29 a year since, counting full years only.

This change came in the same period as the December 2023 law changes described below. The records give trial dates, not offense dates, and cannot show whether the changes caused it.

|                                     | 2020–2023 | 2024–2026 |
| ----------------------------------- | --------- | --------- |
| Cases                               | 99        | 87        |
| Contested (of pleas recorded)       | 20%       | 14%       |
| Full acquittals (decided contested) | 8 of 18   | 4 of 12   |
| Convictions with confinement        | 72%       | 89%       |
| Median confinement                  | 3 months  | 1 year    |
| Punitive discharge (enlisted)       | 83%       | 88%       |
| General courts-martial              | 79%       | 78%       |

## How Long Were the Sentences?

Of the 81 convictions, 89% included confinement. The median confinement was 1 year, compared with a 6-month median Army-wide. A quarter of sentences were 2 years or longer.

Sentences longer than one year were more common than Army-wide: 32 of 81 convictions (40%), compared with 30%. Sentences of more than 1 year but under 5 years were imposed in 25 convictions (31%), compared with 21% Army-wide. Sentences of 6 months to 1 year were imposed in 20 (25%), compared with 17%. Sentences under 6 months were less common: 20 convictions (25%), compared with 39%. Sentences of 5 years or more were imposed in 7 convictions (9%), the same as the Army's 9%. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal.

| Adjudged confinement            | Convictions | Share here | Share, the whole Army docket |
| ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- |
| No confinement                  | 9           | 11%        | 15%                          |
| Under 6 months                  | 20          | 25%        | 39%                          |
| 6 months to 1 year              | 20          | 25%        | 17%                          |
| More than 1 year, under 5 years | 25          | 31%        | 21%                          |
| 5 years or more                 | 7           | 9%         | 9%                           |

## Assault, Domestic Violence, and Child Sexual Abuse

Charges are listed for 85 of the 87 cases. Article 128 (assault) was the most common charge, in 20 cases (24%, compared with 20% Army-wide). Article 128b (domestic violence) was charged in 19 (22%, compared with 25%). Article 134 (general article) was charged in 18 (21%, the same as the Army rate). Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child) was charged in 11 cases (13%), compared with 8% Army-wide.

Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) was charged in 10 cases, Article 121 (larceny) in 9, Article 90 (willfully disobeying a superior officer) in 8, and Article 80 (attempts) in 7\. A case with several articles appears under each.

| UCMJ Article                                                                                                                                  | Cases | Share here | Share, the whole Army docket |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ---------------------------- |
| [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault                              | 20    | 24%        | 20%                          |
| [Art. 128b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-128b-domestic-violence/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Domestic violence                        | 19    | 22%        | 25%                          |
| [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article                      | 18    | 21%        | 21%                          |
| [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 11    | 13%        | 8%                           |
| [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault                       | 10    | 12%        | 11%                          |
| [Art. 121](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Larceny                              | 9     | 11%        | 7%                           |
| [Art. 90](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-90/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Willfully disobeying superior officer  | 8     | 9%         | 6%                           |
| [Art. 80](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-80/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Attempts                               | 7     | 8%         | 8%                           |

## Conviction Rates and Sentences by Charge

All 20 assault cases ended in a conviction on that article, with a median confinement of 1.3 years. Article 128b (domestic violence) cases ended in a conviction on that article in 18 of 19 (95%), with a 7-month median. Article 134 cases did so in 17 of 18 (94%), with a 1.7-year median. Article 120b cases did so in 10 of 11 (91%), with the longest median, 4.9 years. Each median covers the whole sentence in the case.

Guilty plea rates also differed by charge. Of cases charging Article 134, 94% ended in a guilty plea (17 of 18). Of cases charging Article 120b, 82% did (9 of 11). The records do not say why an accused pleaded guilty or contested the charges.

| Article                                      | Cases charging it | Convicted of it (share) | Median confinement when convicted of it |
| -------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Art. 128 Assault                             | 20                | 20 (100%)               | 1.3 years                               |
| Art. 128b Domestic violence                  | 19                | 18 (95%)                | 7 months                                |
| Art. 134 General article                     | 18                | 17 (94%)                | 1.7 years                               |
| Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child | 11                | 10 (91%)                | 4.9 years                               |

## Discharges After Conviction

Of convicted enlisted members, 88% received a punitive discharge: 56 bad-conduct and 11 dishonorable. Of 5 convicted officers or warrant officers, 4 were dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.

## Pleas, Verdicts, and Forum

A case is contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least 1 charge. Here, 75 accused pleaded guilty and 12 contested, a 14% contested share compared with 21% Army-wide. Of the 75 guilty pleas, 72 are recorded with a plea agreement and 3 have no entry. Army records say whether there was an agreement, not what it said.

Of 12 contested cases that reached a verdict, 4 ended in a full acquittal (33%) and 7 in a partial acquittal (58%), meaning not guilty of at least 1 charge but guilty of another. The full-acquittal rate is lower than the 40% Army-wide. A military judge alone decided 83 of 87 cases (95%). Members heard 4, all contested cases: 1 enlisted panel and 3 officer panels.

## Rank and Court Level

Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 75% of the accused, compared with 53% across the Army. NCOs were 18%, and officers 7%.

General courts-martial heard 68 cases (78%), with a median confinement of 1.3 years and a 16% contested share. A general court-martial can impose long confinement and a dishonorable discharge. Special courts-martial heard 19 cases, with a 4-month median and a 5% contested share. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year.

## Compared With Fort Bragg and Fort Bliss

Fort Bragg tried 85 cases and Fort Bliss 84 in the same years. Fort Bragg had a 25% contested share, an 8-month median, and a 74% enlisted punitive discharge share. Fort Bliss had a 12% contested share, a 6-month median, and a 71% punitive discharge share. Fort Campbell's 1-year median and 88% punitive discharge share were the highest of the 3.

| Installation  | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
| ------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- |
| Fort Campbell | 87    | 14%       | 4 of 12                             | 1 year             | 88%                           |
| Fort Bragg    | 85    | 25%       | 10 of 21                            | 8 months           | 74%                           |
| Fort Bliss    | 84    | 12%       | 3 of 10                             | 6 months           | 71%                           |

## The Law and the Limits

Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. Judges sentence within new parameters when every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023\. Trials from 2024 on include cases under both the old and the new rules. The cases run from January 2024 through October 2026: 27 in 2024, 31 in 2025, and 29 in the partial year of 2026\. They are 7% of 1,252 Army courts-martial. The records omit evidence, plea terms, and 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 in the data tried at Fort Campbell with a trial date in 2024–2026 (87 cases), compared with all 1,252 Army trials in those years. Dates are trial dates.

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

- [Fort Campbell: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-fort-campbell/) (hub)
- [Army Courts-Martial: Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-courts-martial/) (hub)
- [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub)
- [What Was Tried at Fort Campbell, 2020–2023? 99 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-campbell-courts-martial-2020-2023/) (another period)
- [What Was Tried at Fort Bragg, 2024–2026? 85 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-bragg-courts-martial-2024-2026/) (same years, similar size)
- [What Was Tried at Fort Bliss, 2024–2026? 84 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-bliss-courts-martial-2024-2026/) (same years, similar size)
- [Article 128 at Fort Campbell Before and After 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-campbell-article-128-before-after-2024/)
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- [Fort Bliss, 2020–2023: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 102 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-bliss-courts-martial-2020-2023/)
- [Fort Bragg Courts-Martial, 2020–2023: What 143 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-bragg-courts-martial-2020-2023/)
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## Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Fort Campbell, 2024–2026

- [Larry A. Babin Jr.](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-larry-a-babin-jr/)
- [Gregory R. Bockin](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-gregory-r-bockin/)
- [Kenneth W. Borgnino](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-kenneth-w-borgnino/)
- [John H. Cook](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-john-h-cook/)
- [Frederic P. Gallun](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-frederic-p-gallun/)
- [John R. Longley III](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-john-r-longley-iii/)
- [John R. Maloney](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-john-r-maloney/)
- [Daniel L. Mazzone](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-daniel-l-mazzone/)
- [Laura A. Odonnell](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-laura-a-odonnell/)
- [Javier E. Rivera Rosario](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-javier-e-rivera-rosario/)
- [Kenton E. Spiegler](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-kenton-e-spiegler/)
- [Carrie L. Ward](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-carrie-l-ward/)

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.