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# What Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Tried in 2022
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/joint-base-elmendorf-richardson-courts-martial-2022/
- Published: 2026-10-30T08:12:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T08:12:52.000Z
- Description: The Army records list 13 courts-martial at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in 2022. Only 1 case was contested (8%), compared with 36% across the Army, and 12 of the 12 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Army

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**Short answer:** The Army records list 13 courts-martial at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in 2022\. Only 1 case was contested (8%), compared with 36% across the Army, and 12 of the 12 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement. Article 128 (assault) was charged in 54% of cases, compared with 27% Army-wide.

Based on 13 cases · 2022 · Army records · data updated October 24, 2026

## Guilty Pleas in Almost Every Case

Of the 13 cases, 12 ended in a guilty plea and 1 was contested. A contested case has a not-guilty or mixed plea. The contested share of 8% was lower than the 36% across the Army in 2022.

All 12 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement. Army records say whether there was an agreement, not what it said. The 1 contested case ended in a full acquittal.

## Assault Was the Most Common Charge

All 13 records list charges, and a case with several articles counts under each one. Article 128 (assault) appeared in 7 cases (54%), compared with 27% across the Army. Article 107 (false official statements) appeared in 3 cases (23%), compared with 8%.

Article 92 (failure to obey order or regulation) also appeared in 3 cases (23%), and Article 112a (drug offenses) appeared in 2 (15%). Article 134, the general article, appeared in 1 case (8%), lower than the 21% Army-wide.

| UCMJ Article                                                                                                                                       | Cases | Share here | Share, the Army as a whole |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | -------------------------- |
| [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault                                   | 7     | 54%        | 27%                        |
| [Art. 107](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) False official statements                 | 3     | 23%        | 8%                         |
| [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation         | 3     | 23%        | 18%                        |
| [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 2     | 15%        | 13%                        |
| [Art. 121](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Larceny                                   | 1     | 8%         | 8%                         |
| Art. 124 Frauds against the United States                                                                                                          | 1     | 8%         | 0%                         |
| [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article                           | 1     | 8%         | 21%                        |
| [Art. 115](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-115/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Communicating threats                     | 1     | 8%         | 6%                         |

## Confinement

Confinement was part of 92% of the 12 convictions. The median confinement was 5 months, compared with 6 months across the Army. A quarter of the sentences with confinement were 11 months or longer.

These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each covers every charge in the case.

## Punitive Discharges

A punitive discharge followed 80% of enlisted convictions, compared with 76% Army-wide. All 8 were bad-conduct discharges. The 2 convicted officers or warrant officers were not dismissed.

A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.

## No Panels of Members

The accused usually chooses whether a military judge alone or a panel of members decides guilt. A military judge alone decided all 12 cases with the forum listed. Across the rest of the Army, members heard 20% of cases.

## Rank and Court Level

The accused included 7 junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), 4 NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 2 officers or warrant officers. That mix is similar to the Army as a whole, where 57% were junior enlisted.

General courts-martial heard 8 of the 12 cases with a court level listed (67%). Special courts-martial heard the rest. The court level is not listed for 1 case.

## Fort Stewart and Fort Carson

Fort Stewart tried 22 cases and Fort Carson tried 23 in the same year. Both had higher contested shares: 59% at Fort Stewart and 26% at Fort Carson. Both also had longer median confinement, 11 months at Fort Stewart and 1 year at Fort Carson.

Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members were 80% at Fort Stewart, the same as here, and 90% at Fort Carson.

| Installation                    | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
| ------------------------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- |
| Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 13    | 8%        | 1 of 1                              | 5 months           | 80%                           |
| Fort Stewart                    | 22    | 59%       | 6 of 13                             | 11 months          | 80%                           |
| Fort Carson                     | 23    | 26%       | 2 of 6                              | 1 year             | 90%                           |

## What the Records Leave Out

The records show charges, pleas, findings, and sentences. They do not show the evidence, the 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 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with a trial date in 2022 (13 cases).

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

- [Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-joint-base-elmendorf-richardson/) (hub)
- [By Year](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-year/) (hub)
- [Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Courts-Martial, 2020–2023: What 32 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/joint-base-elmendorf-richardson-courts-martial-2020-2023/) (the whole period)
- [A Year of Courts-Martial at Camp Humphreys: 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-humphreys-courts-martial-2024/)
- [A Year of Courts-Martial at Camp Humphreys: 2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-humphreys-courts-martial-2025/)
- [A Year of Courts-Martial at Fort Benning: 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-benning-courts-martial-2022/)
- [A Year of Courts-Martial at Fort Benning: 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-benning-courts-martial-2023/)
- [A Year of Courts-Martial at Fort Benning: 2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-benning-courts-martial-2025/)
- [A Year of Courts-Martial at Fort Bliss: 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-bliss-courts-martial-2023/)
- [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members)

## Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, 2022

- [Larry A. Babin Jr.](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-larry-a-babin-jr/)
- [Jessica Conn](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-jessica-conn/)
- [Matthew S. Fitzgerald](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-matthew-s-fitzgerald/)
- [Robert E. Murdough](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-robert-e-murdough/)
- [Scott A. Oravec](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-scott-a-oravec/)

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.