judge advocate general
noun
: the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, air force, or navy
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Miyares won the GOP nod narrowly over Chuck Smith, a former Navy judge advocate general and gun-rights activist who turned in an unexpectedly strong showing.
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Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 May 2021
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
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Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 May 2021
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
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