> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # What Changed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii After 2019? 83 Cases vs. 39 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/pearl-harbor-hawaii-before-after-2019/ - Published: 2026-10-28T06:52:24.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T05:17:36.000Z - Description: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii had 39 courts-martial in 2019–2023, compared with 83 in 2013–2018. Attempt charges under Article 80 appeared in 33% of the recent cases, compared with 9% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Median confinement went from 6 months in the earlier period to 9 months. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Navy-Marine Corps [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Pearl Harbor, Hawaii](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-pearl-harbor-hawaii/) › Before and after 2019 **Short answer:** Pearl Harbor, Hawaii had 39 courts-martial in 2019–2023, compared with 83 in 2013–2018\. Attempt charges under Article 80 appeared in 33% of the recent cases, compared with 9% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Median confinement went from 6 months in the earlier period to 9 months. Based on 39 cases · 2019–2023 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Attempts and the General Article Were More Common Charge lists exist for 33 of the 39 recent cases. Article 80 (attempts) appeared in 33% of them, compared with 9% in all Navy and Marine Corps cases in the same years. Article 134, the general article, appeared in 36%, compared with 18%. Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child) appeared in 21%, compared with 7%. Some common charges were less common here. Article 112a (drug offenses) appeared in 12% of cases, compared with 25% service-wide. Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) appeared in 6%, compared with 18%. Article 128 (assault) was about the same as the service rate: 33% compared with 31%. Each article counts once per case, so one case can appear in several rows. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, all Navy and Marine Corps cases in those years | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 12 | 36% | 18% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 11 | 33% | 31% | | [Art. 80](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-80/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Attempts | 11 | 33% | 9% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 7 | 21% | 7% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 5 | 15% | 14% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 4 | 12% | 25% | | [Art. 120c](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120c/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Other sexual misconduct | 3 | 9% | 4% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 2 | 6% | 18% | ## From 2013–2018 to 2019–2023 The earlier period had 83 cases over 6 years, about 14 a year. The recent period had about 8 a year, counting full years. By year: 11 in 2019, 7 in 2020, 2 in 2021, 13 in 2022, and 6 in 2023. Median confinement went from 6 months to 9 months. The contested share went from 31% to 24%. Full acquittals in contested cases that reached a verdict went from 9 of 26 to 3 of 9\. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members were about the same: 75% before and 74% since. General courts-martial were also about the same share: 55% before and 56% since. Convictions with confinement went from 91% to 85%. A few cases can change numbers this small, so the changes show direction only. | | 2013–2018 | 2019–2023 | | ----------------------------------- | --------- | --------- | | Cases | 83 | 39 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | 31% | 24% | | Full acquittals (decided contested) | 9 of 26 | 3 of 9 | | Convictions with confinement | 91% | 85% | | Median confinement | 6 months | 9 months | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 75% | 74% | | General courts-martial | 55% | 56% | ## Most Accused Pleaded Guilty Of 37 records that list a plea, 28 accused pleaded guilty and 9 contested at least one charge. A contested case is one with a not-guilty or mixed plea. The 24% contested share is lower than the 31% for the Navy and Marine Corps as a whole. Article 134 cases ended in a guilty plea 92% of the time (11 of 12), the most among the top charges. Article 128 cases ended in a guilty plea 64% of the time (7 of 11). The records do not show why an accused pleaded guilty or contested the charges. ## Conviction Rates on the Top Articles Every case charging Article 134 or Article 128 ended in a conviction on that article: 12 of 12 and 11 of 11\. Article 80 ended in a conviction on that article in 10 of 11 cases. The median confinement was 1.5 years when the conviction included Article 80\. It was 1 year for Article 134 and 10 months for Article 128\. A conviction on one article and an acquittal on another can occur in the same case, so these rows overlap. | Article | Cases charging it | Convicted of it (share) | Median confinement when convicted of it | | ------------------------ | ----------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------- | | Art. 134 General article | 12 | 12 (100%) | 1 year | | Art. 128 Assault | 11 | 11 (100%) | 10 months | | Art. 80 Attempts | 11 | 10 (91%) | 1.5 years | ## Longer Confinement Than the Service Of 34 convictions, 29 included confinement. The median confinement was 9 months, compared with 6 months for all Navy and Marine Corps cases. A quarter of the sentences were 1.5 years or more. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. They cover every charge in a case. 10 of 34 convictions (29%) carried more than one year of confinement, compared with 24% service-wide. Sentences of 6 months to 1 year were 32% of convictions, compared with 24%. Only a general court-martial can impose more than one year of confinement. A special court-martial is capped at one year. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, Navy and Marine Corps-wide | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------------------------------- | | No confinement | 5 | 15% | 17% | | Under 6 months | 8 | 24% | 35% | | 6 months to 1 year | 11 | 32% | 24% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 8 | 24% | 19% | | 5 years or more | 2 | 6% | 5% | ## Punitive Discharges and Officers Of 31 convicted enlisted members, 23 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (74%), compared with 63% in the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps. 5 of the 23 were dishonorable discharges. 3 officers or warrant officers were convicted, and 1 was dismissed. Dismissal is the officer equivalent of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## A More Senior Group of Accused There were more NCOs (E-5 to E-9) than junior enlisted members here: 22 compared with 12\. There were also 3 officers or warrant officers. Across the Navy and Marine Corps, 64% of the accused were junior enlisted. General courts-martial can impose long confinement and a dishonorable discharge. They were 56% of cases (22 of 39), with a median confinement of 1.2 years. The 17 special courts-martial had a median of 4 months. The contested share was about the same at both levels: 25% and 24%. ## Compared With Similar Installations Washington, D.C. (41 cases) and MCAS Miramar, California (42) tried a similar number of cases in the same years. Pearl Harbor had the lowest contested share of the 3: 24%, compared with 38% and 30%. It had the longest median confinement: 9 months, compared with 8 months and 6 months. Its punitive discharge rate of 74% was also the highest, compared with 59% and 66%. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | ------------------------ | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | 39 | 24% | 3 of 9 | 9 months | 74% | | Washington, D.C. | 41 | 38% | 7 of 15 | 8 months | 59% | | MCAS Miramar, California | 42 | 30% | 0 of 6 | 6 months | 66% | ## What the Records Cannot Show These records show what happened at trial, not why. They do not show the evidence, plea terms, offense dates, or cases handled by nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation. Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often omit the plea. 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 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2013–2018 (83) and 2019–2023 (39). 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 - [Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-pearl-harbor-hawaii/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [What Was Tried at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2013–2018? 83 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/pearl-harbor-hawaii-courts-martial-2013-2018/) - [Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2019–2023: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 39 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/pearl-harbor-hawaii-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [What Was Tried at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2024–2026? 25 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/pearl-harbor-hawaii-courts-martial-2024-2026/) - [38 Assault Courts-Martial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2013–2018: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/pearl-harbor-hawaii-article-128-2013-2018/) - [Bremerton, Washington Before and After 2019: How Its Courts-Martial Changed](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-before-after-2019/) - [Bremerton, Washington Before and After 2024: How Its Courts-Martial Changed](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-before-after-2024/) - [Great Lakes, Illinois Before and After 2019: How Its Courts-Martial Changed](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/great-lakes-illinois-before-after-2019/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) ## Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2019–2023 - [Eric Catto](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-eric-catto/) - [Frank Hutchison](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-frank-hutchison/) - [Stephen Keane](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-stephen-keane/) - [Melanie Mann](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-melanie-mann/) - [Chad Temple](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-chad-temple/) - [Rachel Trest](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-rachel-trest/) 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.