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Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: Data and Trends

Analysis of 5,063 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial in the public records, 2013–2026.

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Analysis of 5,063 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial in the public records, 2013–2026.

YearCourts-martial
2013252
2014304
2015257
2016244
2017507
2018495
2019455
2020401
2021442
2022368
2023325
2024394
2025353
2026266

Year in Review

Offense Trends

By Rank

Month by Month

Installations

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Charged Together, by Service

Discharges by Year

Law Changes

Charges Over Time

Contested Cases by Year

Regional Roundups

Timing

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.

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