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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The Republican members added last Thursday that Bradley was acting lawfully and that the operation was witnessed by military judge advocate generals.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
Huntley previously served as a judge advocate in the Navy for more than two decades.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
And yet there are public videos calling on troops at low ranks to make decisions unto themselves here about what is lawful or unlawful or recall their training or talk to their staff judge advocate about this.
—CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025
While the president was personally relieving these senior officers, Hegseth was firing the judge advocates general (JAGs) of the army, air force, and navy.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
Huntley previously served as a judge advocate in the Navy for more than two decades.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
And yet there are public videos calling on troops at low ranks to make decisions unto themselves here about what is lawful or unlawful or recall their training or talk to their staff judge advocate about this.
—CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025
While the president was personally relieving these senior officers, Hegseth was firing the judge advocates general (JAGs) of the army, air force, and navy.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Judge advocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judge%20advocate. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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