Under the present rules, if a man has a good lawyer-and they do, usually-he can get away from courts martial and appeal to a civilian judge.

A civilian judge investigating the case died on Nov. 19 when her car blew up in the capital, Santiago.

Military commissions can include civilian judges and allied judges as fact-finders on trial panels.

But unlike the military court that first convicted her, the three civilian judges ruled that she was not a terrorist.

Specifically, civilian judges may have to decide the "serious question" of whether solitary confinement is acceptable.

The government appointed three civilian judges with no expertise in military munitions to further investigate the most recent accident.

In past crackdowns on drug dealers here, most seized properties were eventually returned to owners by civilian judges.

This section consists of a military member and two civilian judges.

In contrast, civilian judges are limited under stricter mandatory sentencing guidelines.

But civilian judges and lawyers won't accept that.