Michael F. Lohr

Michael F. Lohr
Michael F. Lohr
Born	1952 (age 69–70)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1974–2004
Rank	Rear Admiral
Unit	Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy
Commands held	Judge Advocate General of the Navy ; Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy ; Naval Legal Service Command ; Naval Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic;
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal (2); Legion of Merit ;
Alma mater	University of Maryland (BA); University of Maryland School of Law (JD); George Washington University Law School (LLM); Northwestern University ;
Other work	Director, Chicago Corporate Group, Boeing (2017–2019)

Last updated September 01, 2022

Michael Franklin Lohr (born 1952)^[1]^[2] is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who served as the 38th Judge Advocate General of the Navy from 2002 to 2004, assuming office on June 28, 2002. A career attorney, Lohr previously served as the Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy and Commander, Naval Legal Service Command from 2000 to 2002, with tenures as legal counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and fleet judge advocate to the United States Second Fleet.^[3]^[4]

Lohr graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. degree (cum laude) in 1974, commissioning via the Navy's JAGC Student Program. Additionally, he earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1977 and a L.L.M. degree (summa cum laude) in International and Comparative Law from the George Washington University School of Law in 1984.^[3]^[4] He attended Northwestern University in 2020.^[5]

Lohr has received the Defense Superior Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster), the Legion of Merit and three Meritorious Service Medals.^[3] After retirement, Lohr was employed by Boeing in various legal capacities from 2005 to 2019.^[5]

Awards and decorations

Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit	Meritorious Service Medal with two award stars	Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with three award stars
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Expeditionary Medal	National Defense Service Medal	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with three bronze service stars	Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon	Navy Expert Rifleman Medal
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

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References

↑ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 328. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
↑ "Leadership - JAG Corps". U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
1 2 3 "Rear Admiral Michael F. Lohr, Judge Advocate General Corps, United States Navy". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on December 6, 2003. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
1 2 "Rear Admiral Michael F. Lohr, JAGC, USN". MAC-1588. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
1 2 "Michael Lohr - Linkedin". LinkedIn . Retrieved February 24, 2022.

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Preceded by Donald J. Guter	Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy 2000–2002	Succeeded by James E. McPherson
Preceded by Donald J. Guter	Judge Advocate General of the Navy 2002–2004	Succeeded by James E. McPherson

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[1] Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 328. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[2] "Leadership - JAG Corps". U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

[Navy_bio-3] 1 2 3 "Rear Admiral Michael F. Lohr, Judge Advocate General Corps, United States Navy". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on December 6, 2003. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

[RADM-4] 1 2 "Rear Admiral Michael F. Lohr, JAGC, USN". MAC-1588. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

[Linkedin-5] 1 2 "Michael Lohr - Linkedin". LinkedIn . Retrieved February 24, 2022.

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