Fort Gordon, 2024–2026: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 12 Cases
The records hold 12 courts-martial at Fort Gordon from 2024 to 2026. 11 of the 12 accused pleaded guilty, and all 11 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement. 91% of convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge, compared with 73% across the Army.
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Short answer: The records hold 12 courts-martial at Fort Gordon from 2024 to 2026. 11 of the 12 accused pleaded guilty, and all 11 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement. 91% of convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge, compared with 73% across the Army.
Guilty Pleas With Plea Agreements
Only 1 case at Fort Gordon was contested, meaning the accused pleaded not guilty to at least one charge. That is 8% of the cases, compared with 21% across the Army. The other 11 were guilty pleas.
Army records show that 11 of the 11 guilty pleas came with a plea agreement. They show whether an agreement existed but not its terms. The 1 contested case that reached a verdict did not end in a full acquittal.
Bad-Conduct Discharges
Among 11 convicted enlisted members, 10 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (91%). None of those were dishonorable. Across all Army cases in those years, the rate was 73%.
1 convicted officer appears here, and that officer was dismissed. A dismissal is the officer form of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
Confinement in Every Conviction
All 12 cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 12 of 12 sentences included confinement (100%). The median term was 6 months, the same as the Army median. A quarter of the terms were 3 years or longer.
These are adjudged sentences: the terms announced at trial, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each covers all the charges in the case.
No Panels
A military judge alone decided all 12 cases. Members heard 0% of the cases here, compared with 13% across the Army. The accused usually chooses whether a judge alone or a panel of members decides guilt.
Which Articles Appear?
Every record lists charges. Article 134, the general article, appears in 4 cases (33%), compared with 21% across the Army. Article 128b (domestic violence) appears in 3 (25%), the same as the Army share.
Article 112a (drug use or possession) and Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) each appear in 2 cases (17%), compared with 5% and 10% Army-wide. Article 80 (attempts), Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child), Article 107 (false official statements), and Article 131b (obstructing justice) each appear in 1 case.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, all Army cases in those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 134 General article | 4 | 33% | 21% |
| Art. 128b Domestic violence | 3 | 25% | 25% |
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 2 | 17% | 5% |
| Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 2 | 17% | 10% |
| Art. 80 Attempts | 1 | 8% | 8% |
| Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child | 1 | 8% | 8% |
| Art. 107 False official statements | 1 | 8% | 5% |
| Art. 131b Obstructing justice | 1 | 8% | 5% |
Rank, Court Level, and Peers
By rank, the accused were 7 junior enlisted members, 4 NCOs, and 1 officer, a group more junior than the rest of the Army. 6 of the 12 cases were general courts-martial (50%), compared with 69% across the Army.
Fort Leavenworth tried 20 cases and Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston tried 21 in these years. Their median confinement was 1.2 years and 4 months. Their punitive discharge rates for enlisted convictions were 81% and 41%.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Gordon | 12 | 8% | 0 of 1 | 6 months | 91% |
| Fort Leavenworth | 20 | 35% | 1 of 7 | 1.2 years | 81% |
| Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston | 21 | 5% | 0 of 1 | 4 months | 41% |
Dates, Rules, and Gaps
The trials ran from February 2024 to May 2026: 2 in 2024, 5 in 2025, and 5 so far in 2026. They are 1% of the 1,252 Army courts-martial in those years.
Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel decide whether to prosecute covered offenses, and judges set sentences when every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023. The records list trial dates, not offense dates, so they cannot show which rules applied. They also leave out the evidence, plea terms, and nonjudicial punishment.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Every court-martial in the data tried at Fort Gordon with a trial date in 2024–2026 (12 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, data updated October 24, 2026. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: how this data was built. Errors: content@bodiesburied.com.
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Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Fort Gordon, 2024–2026
- Gregory B. Batdorff
- Robyn M. Chatwood
- Tyler J. Heimann
- Benjamin W. Hillner
- Alexander N. Pickands
- Julie K. Waters
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 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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.