Jeffrey Addicott

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Jeffrey Addicott
Born
Jeffrey Frank Addicott [1]

(1954-01-26) January 26, 1954 (age 69) [2]
Pensacola, Florida, U.S. [1]
Education University of Maryland (BA)
University of Alabama School of Law (JD)
University of Virginia School of Law (LLM, SJD)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, legal scholar
Employer St. Mary's University School of Law
SpouseTeresa M. Blake (m. 1999) [1]
Military Service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1980–2000
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit J.A.G. Corps
Army Special Forces
Awards Legion of Merit

Jeffrey Frank Addicott (born January 26, 1954) is an American lawyer, legal scholar and educator. He is the Director of the Warrior Defense Project at St. Mary's University School of Law St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. [3]

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Biography

Education

Addicott in 1972. Jeffrey Addicott (1972).png
Addicott in 1972.

Addicott went to college at the University of Maryland and graduated in 1976. He received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in 1979 from the University of Alabama School of Law. He received two Master of Law (LL.M.) degrees in 1987 and 1992 from The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School and the University of Virginia School of Law respectively. [4] He received a Doctor of Juridical Science from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1994. [4]

Military service

From 1980 to 2000 he served in the United States Army as a judge advocate. [5] He served as a senior legal advisor to the United States Army's Special Forces and later became the deputy director of the International & Operational Law Division of the Army's Judge Advocate General School. [4] For his military service he was awarded the Legion of Merit. [4] He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. [5]

Academic career

From 1980 to 1981 he was an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland teaching Business Law and Government. [4] From 1982 to 1983 he was adjunct professor at Central Texas College teaching Business Law. [4] From 1984 to 1985 he was a professor at the Academy of Health Sciences in San Antonio, Texas teaching Health Law. [4] From 1988 to 1989 he was an adjunct professor at Chapman College in Tacoma, Washington teaching Graduate level International Law. [4] From 1989 to 1992 he was the Assistant Chairman of the International Law Department at the Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Virginia teaching Graduate level International Law, National Security Law and Criminal Law. [4] In 1995 he was an adjunct professor at Central Michigan University teaching Graduate level International Law. [4] In 1996 he was an adjunct professor at Central Texas College, Central Michigan University and Webster University teaching Criminal Law, Graduate level Business Law, and Graduate level Administrative Law. [4] In 1997 he was an adjunct professor at Campbell University teaching Business Law. [4] From 1998 to 2001 he was an adjunct professor at Central Michigan University teaching Graduate level International Law and Administrative Law. [4]

He later became a law professor in St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, he shifted his focus on terrorism law, and in 2003 he was appointed as the director of St. Mary's University's Center for Terrorism Law. Since then Addicott has given more than 600 speeches and given interviews to leading news agencies more than 4,000 times. He also worked with the executive branch and the FBI during the presidency of George W. Bush. [6]

Notable public statements

During a speech at a rally to defend a statue honoring Confederate soldiers in Travis Park, Addicott said he'd "love to beat the living daylights" out of racists. He said that whether the statue should be removed had nothing to do with racism. He was criticized for the comments by St. Mary's president Thomas Mengler, as well as by alumni. [7] Addicott later told a columnist for a local newspaper that he had made a mistake. [8]

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  2. ↑ Gilbert, Amanda Cook (2013). Volume 3 of Descendants of William Cromartie and Ruhamah Doane and Related Families. WestBow Press. p. 631. ISBN   9781490807744.
  3. ↑ "Jeffrey Addicott". St Mary's University School of Law. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Jeffrey Addicott - St. Mary's Law". School of Law. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. 1 2 Fear of Persecution: Global Human Rights, International Law, and Human Well-being (2007)
  6. ↑ "Jeffrey Addicott - San Antonio Magazine - November 2013 - San Antonio, TX". www.sanantoniomag.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  7. ↑ "St. Mary's prof under fire for message to racists: I'd love to beat the living daylights out of you". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  8. ↑ "St. Mary's prof: 'I screwed up'". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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