RULE 983.1 APPEARANCES BY MILITARY COUNSEL

              (a) A judge advocate (as that term is defined at 10 United
         States Code section 801(13)) who is not a member of the State Bar
         of California but who is a member in good standing of and eligible
         to practice before the bar of any United States court or of the
         highest court in any state, territory, or insular possession of
         the United States may, in the discretion of a court of this state,
         be permitted to appear in that court to represent a person in the
         military service in a particular cause pending before that court,
         pursuant to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940,
         50 United States Code Appen. section 501 et seq., if:

              (1) the judge advocate has been made available by the
         cognizant Judge Advocate General (as that term is defined at 10
         United States - Code section 801(1)), or a duly designated
         representative; and

              (2) the court finds that retaining civilian counsel likely
         would cause substantial hardship for the person in military
         service or that person's family; and

              (3) the court appoints a judge advocate as attorney to
         represent the person in military service pursuant to the Soldiers'
         and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.

              Under no circumstances is the determination of availability
         of a judge advocate to be made by any court within this state, or
         reviewed by any court of this state. In determining the likelihood
         of substantial hardship as a result of the retention of civilian
         counsel, the court may take judicial notice of the prevailing pay
         scales for persons in the military service.

              b) The clerk of the court considering appointment of a judge
         advocate pursuant to this rule shall provide written notice of
         that fact to all parties who have appeared in the cause. A copy of
         the notice, together with proof of service by mail in accordance
         with section 1013a of the Code of Civil Procedure, shall be filed
         by the clerk of the court. Any party who has appeared in the
         matter may file a written objection to the appointment within 10
         days of the date on which notice was given unless the court has
         prescribed a shorter period. If the court determines to hold a
         hearing in relation to the appointment notice of the hearing shall
         be given at least 10 days before the date designated for the
         hearing unless, the court has prescribed a shorter period.

              (c) A judge advocate permitted to appear pursuant to this
         rule 983.1 shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of
         this state with respect to the law of this state governing the
         conduct of attorneys to the same extant as a member of the State
         Bar of California. The judge advocate shall become familiar with
         and comply with the standards of professional conduct required of
         members of the State Bar of California and shall be subject to the
         disciplinary jurisdiction of the State Bar of California. Division
         3, chapter 4, article 5 of the California Business and Professions
         Code and the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar of California
         shall govern any investigation or proceeding conducted by the
         State Bar under this rule.

              (d) A judge advocate permitted to appear pursuant to this
         rule shall be subject to rights and obligations with respect to
         attorney-client privilege, work-product privilege, and other
         professional privileges to the same extent as a member of the
         State Bar of California.

         [Adopted by the Supreme Court effective 29 Jan 1992; adopted by
         the Judicial Council effective 21 Feb 1992]