judge advocate
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He is also a veteran who served in the Navy as a judge advocate general.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“The Coast Guard has teams that are specially trained to come down and take control of vessels like this,” said William Baumgartner, former judge advocate general and chief counsel for the Coast Guard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Starting in the early 1900s, Congress enacted predecessors to Section 12406 that used the term in this way; members of the armed forces, including the Army’s judge advocate general, confirmed this interpretation.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
A lawyer and former Army judge advocate, she also teaches emergency management.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
In 1632 he made his peace at court, and on two occasions acted as judge advocate, in the bishops’ war of 1640 and in 1642 in the army commanded by Essex.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
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