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 Coast Guard Judge Advocate General oversees the delivery of legal services to the United States Coast Guard,through the Office of the Judge Advocate General in Washington,the Legal Service Command,offices in the Atlantic and Pacific Areas,nine Coast Guard Districts,the Coast Guard Academy,three training centers,and a number of other activities and commands. Legal services are delivered by Coast Guard judge advocates and civilian counsel in ten legal practice areas:criminal law/military justice,operations,international activities,civil advocacy,environmental law,procurement law,internal organizational law,regulations and administrative law,legislative support and legal assistance.
David Keith McCurdy is an American lobbyist,lawyer,and former politician who was the Democratic U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district,in office from 1981 to 1995. Described as a moderate or conservative Democrat,McCurdy was a chair the centrist Democratic Leadership Council. In 1994,he ran for the U.S. Senate,but lost to fellow Representative Jim Inhofe.
Major General John Liu Fugh was the first Asian American to attain general officer status in the US Army. He was of Manchu descent. He was the 33rd Judge Advocate General of the US Army.
James Edwin McPherson is an American government official and retired United States Navy rear admiral. He served as the General Counsel of the Army from January 2,2018,to March 24,2020. He served as the United States Under Secretary of the Army from March 25,2020,to January 20,2021,and in acting capacity from July 23,2019,to March 24,2020. He served as Acting United States Secretary of the Navy from April 7,2020,to May 29,2020,following the resignation of Thomas Modly.
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.
Jack L. Rives is a former American military officer and executive director and chief operating officer of the American Bar Association. Rives is a former TJAG of the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps. In 2008,he became the first Judge Advocate General in any service to hold the rank of lieutenant general. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1977 until 2010.
The Judge Advocate General of the United States Army (TJAG) is the senior officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army. Under Title 10 of the United States Code,the TJAG is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate. Suitable candidates are recommended by the Secretary of the Army. By statute,TJAG serves a four-year term as the legal adviser of the Secretary of the Army and of all officers and agencies of the Department of the Army;directs the members of the Judge Advocate General's Corps in the performance of their duties;and receives,revises,and has recorded the proceedings of courts of inquiry and military commissions 10 U.S.C. § 7037.
Gary Kim Wincup was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army from 1989 to 1992 and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) in 1992.
Major General Michael Joseph Nardotti Jr.,USA is an American lawyer and retired Army officer. He served as the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from 1993 to 1997. He is a 1969 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. degree and received his J.D. degree from Fordham University in 1976. Nardotti is a partner at the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs,serving as the co-managing partner of the Washington,D.C. office.
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.
Gordon Owen Tanner is an American lawyer who served as the General Counsel of the Air Force,the chief legal officer of the U.S. Department of the Air Force,from 2014 to 2017. Tanner also served as the governor of Wake Island during the same period.
Major General Thomas E. Ayres is a retired American military lawyer who served as the 20th Deputy Judge Advocate General of the United States Army.
Linell Letendre is a brigadier general in the United States Air Force,currently serving as the dean of the faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Carrie Frances Ricci is an American attorney and retired United States Army lieutenant colonel who serves as general counsel of the Army in the Biden administration.
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