The subsequent convening authority action may be insulated from the appearance of impropriety by attaching a statement to the record that clarifies the Judge Advocate General’s impartiality and his desire for the newly appointed convening authority to exercise independent judgment.
From the government's response to a motion for the appointment of a special master by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Worth-reading details here from The Washington Times's Rowan Scarborough
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