judge advocate
noun
1
: an officer assigned to the judge advocate general's corps or department
2
: a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
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A couple of months ago, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired the judge advocate generals of the Army, Navy, and Air Force—ridding each branch of its highest-ranking legal officer.
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Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Perillo’s law career began as an active-duty judge advocate general attorney in the 1980s while serving in the U.S. Navy.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The big question about firing the lawyers In Schake’s view, the firing of the three judge advocates general for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was the more worrisome move.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The judge advocates general have overall responsibility for a wide array of legal matters within their respective service; topics range from the military’s court-martial system to determinations about permissible use of force by troops, whether deployed domestically or overseas.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Perillo’s law career began as an active-duty judge advocate general attorney in the 1980s while serving in the U.S. Navy.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The big question about firing the lawyers In Schake’s view, the firing of the three judge advocates general for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was the more worrisome move.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The judge advocates general have overall responsibility for a wide array of legal matters within their respective service; topics range from the military’s court-martial system to determinations about permissible use of force by troops, whether deployed domestically or overseas.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Judge advocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judge%20advocate. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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