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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According to his website, Fink began his legal career as a judge advocate while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
He was first elected to office in 2020, having practiced at his family law firm and previously spent time as a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
The judge advocate general, the chairman said, would have to review the rules for compliance with military law.
—Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Among other characters accounted for in a large cast of heroes and villains and bystanders are Joseph Holt, judge advocate of the U.S. Army, charmingly played by John Billingsley, and Patton Oswalt as Det.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
He was first elected to office in 2020, having practiced at his family law firm and previously spent time as a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
The judge advocate general, the chairman said, would have to review the rules for compliance with military law.
—Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Among other characters accounted for in a large cast of heroes and villains and bystanders are Joseph Holt, judge advocate of the U.S. Army, charmingly played by John Billingsley, and Patton Oswalt as Det.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Judge advocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judge%20advocate. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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