(a) The convening authority of a general or special court-martial shall detail or employ qualified court reporters, who shall record the proceedings of and testimony taken before that court and may detail or employ interpreters to interpret for the court.
(b) A person may not act as a reporter or interpreter under this section in a case if the person is the accuser, a witness, an investigating officer, counsel for a party, or, if the trial is a rehearing, a member of a prior court-martial in the same case.