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,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 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,it has exercised jurisdiction over the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and,during wartime,the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),though each remains an independent service branch. 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,also known as JAG or JAG 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 is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
An officer of the United States is a functionary of the executive or judicial branches of the federal government of the United States to whom is delegated some part of the country's sovereign power. The term officer of the United States is not a title,but a term of classification for a certain type of official.
Vice Adm. James Walter Crawford III is a university administrator and former United States Navy officer,serving for 34 years before retiring. He is the former president of Felician University in New Jersey,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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