The National Security Act of 1947 was a law enacting major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II. The majority of the provisions of the act took effect on September 18,1947,the day after the Senate confirmed James Forrestal as the first secretary of defense.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the foundation of the system of military justice of the armed forces of the United States. The UCMJ was established by the United States Congress in accordance with their constitutional authority,per Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution,which provides that "The Congress shall have Power. .. to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval forces" of the United States.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is an Article I court that exercises worldwide appellate jurisdiction over members of the United States Armed Forces on active duty and other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The court is composed of five civilian judges appointed for 15-year terms by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The court reviews decisions from the intermediate appellate courts of the services:the Army Court of Criminal Appeals,the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals,the Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals,and the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals.
The Judge Advocate General's Corps also known as the "JAG Corps" or "JAG" is the legal arm of the United States Air Force.
The United States Department of the Navy (DON) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. It was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798,at the urging of Secretary of War James McHenry,to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy (USN). Since 1834,the department has exercised jurisdiction over the United States Marine Corps (USMC),and during wartime the United States Coast Guard (USCG). These branches remain at all times independent and coequal service branches within the DON. It is led by the secretary of the Navy (SECNAV),a statutory civilian officer.
Margaret Ann "Meg" Ryan is a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. She joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. Her term expired on July 31,2020.
Kevin M. Sandkuhler is an American lawyer,and retired brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps. His 2003 memo expressing concerns about the US interrogation of terrorism suspects,released in 2005 after a declassification request by Senator Lindsey Graham,received national and international attention.
Scott Wallace Stucky is a Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. His term as a judge began on December 20,2006,and expired on July 31,2021.
Andrew Samuel Effron is an American lawyer who serves as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He took his judicial oath on August 1,1996,and became chief judge in 2006. His term expired September 30,2011.
The Judge Advocate General's Corps is the military justice branch or specialty of the United States Air Force,Army,Coast Guard,Marine Corps,and Navy. Officers serving in the JAG Corps are typically called judge advocates.
Charles Edgar "Chip" Erdmann is a Senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. His term began on October 15,2002,and expired on July 31,2017.
Edward George Smith was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
James Walter Crawford III is an American university administrator and former United States Navy officer who is the president-elect of Texas Southern University. He served in the Navy for 34 years before and is the former president of Felician University,having left the role in April 2023.
Joseph Leo Toth is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. He is a veteran of the Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps.
Joseph Leo Falvey Jr. is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Jason Kenneth Pulliam is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Scott Joseph Laurer is a retired United States Navy Captain and American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Liam Patrick Hardy is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Michele A. Pearce is an American lawyer and former government official. She served as the Principal Deputy General Counsel (PDGC) of the Army from January 6,2020 to January 19,2021. As PDGC,Pearce was the first assistant to the General Counsel and the number two attorney in the Department of the Army. Her duties included providing legal and policy advice to the Secretary of the Army,the Secretariat,and other Army senior leaders.
Robert Edward Wiss was a lawyer who served as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces from 1992 until his death in 1995. He retired from the United States Naval Reserve Judge Advocate General's Corps as a rear admiral in 1988.
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