judge advocate general

noun

: the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, air force, or navy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Joshua Mast, a Marine captain and judge advocate general who was in Afghanistan as part of an interagency effort to evaluate civilian casualties, took a particular interest in her. —Rozina Ali, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022

In the film, Tom Cruise plays a judge advocate general—a Navy attorney—who defends marines accused of a deadly assault at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base. —Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022

With the war in Iraq still raging, DeSantis, too, became a judge advocate general. —Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022

Before politics, Laxalt was a judge advocate general in the Navy and served a tour in Iraq, the Reno Gazette Journal reported. —Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022

Kenniff, a Republican, is a former prosecutor and judge advocate general. —Catherine Garcia, The Week, 2 Nov. 2021

Ferguson, who is based in Texas, is also a judge advocate general in the Air Force Reserve but spoke to the Union-Tribune in his capacity as a civilian lawyer. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2021

Arguelles earlier served as an attorney for Stevens, O’Connell & Jacobs starting in 2005 and was a judge advocate general in the U.S. Army Reserve. —Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021

Valenzuela is the daughter of a U.S. Army veteran and Moore is a former judge advocate general who retired after serving 20 years in the U.S. Army Reserves and active duty in the National Guard. —Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com, 6 Aug. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1680, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

Judge Advocate General

noun

plural Judge Advocates General

: the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, navy, or air force