Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Military Training
Legal
| Job Title: | Appellate Military Judge |
| Branch: | Navy |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer, Warrant Officer |
| Description: | Serves as member of appellate court adjudicating court-martial cases. Reviews records of trials in cases involving sentences affecting a flag or general officer, death, dishonorable or bad conduct discharge, confinement for one year or more, or dismissal of a commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman. Determines errors. Decides applicable law. Determines controverted questions of fact. Affirms properly imposed sentences. Writes opinions announcing decision of court. |
| Job Title: | Judge Advocate |
| Branch: | Air Force, Marine Corps |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Judge advocates perform legal service support for Marine, Navy, and Joint commands and organizations. As company grade officers, judge advocates may serve as litigators, investigators, reviewing officers, advisors, and advocates. Litigation opportunities exist as trial and defense counsel in courts-martial, recorders and respondent's counsel in administrative discharge boards and special assistants to the local United States Attorney. Judge advocates may investigate claims for and against the United States, criminal charges, and other matters required by regulations. They may advise a wide range of personnel, from general officer to civilian employees, on matters including military justice, administrative law, standards of conduct, ethics, operational law, and international law. Some company grade judge advocates will deploy as staff judge advocates for Marine Expeditionary Units, Special Purpose Marine Air/Ground Task Forces, and Joint Task Forces. Legal assistance attorneys represent and advise retired service members as well as active duty personnel and their family members on a variety of personal legal matters. These matters typically include wills and estates, commercial contracts, landlord/tenant problems, and family law questions. As majors, judge advocates often supervise company grade judge advocates at law centers and legal service support sections or perform duties as labor, procurement, or environmental law specialists at East and West Coast and Pacific area counsel offices. Other majors, and some lieutenant colonels, serve as military judges and as principal assistants to staff judge advocates assigned to advise officers exercising general court-martial convening authority. Lieutenant colonels may also serve as staff judge advocates or officers-in-charge of law centers or legal service support sections. Professional military education and continuing legal education opportunities exist for all judge advocates. |
| Job Title: | Military Judge |
| Branch: | Marine Corps, Army |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Presides as judge in trials of cases before general and special court-martial and other military tribunals or sits as an appellate judge of the U.S. Army Court of Military Review for the review of such cases, and is responsible for fair and orderly conduct of the proceedings according to the law. |
| Job Title: | Military Judge, General Courts-Martial |
| Branch: | Navy |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer, Warrant Officer |
| Description: | Serves as military judge for general courts-martial. Presides over each open session. Ensures fair and orderly conduct of the proceedings. Rules on all motions and interlocutory questions including challenges. Instructs court on questions of law and procedures and determines admissibility of evidence. |
| Job Title: | Military Judge, Special Courts-Martial |
| Branch: | Navy |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer, Warrant Officer |
| Description: | Serves as military judge for special courts-martial. Presides over each open session. Ensures fair and orderly conduct of the proceedings. Rules on all motions and interlocutory questions including challenges. Instructs court on questions of law and procedures and determines admissibility of evidence. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet28)
