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judge advocate

NOUN
legal adviser to military commander
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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

“Is it possible Russia would permit it to be re-registered in Russia without an inspection? It’s possible,” said Eugene Fidell, research scholar at Yale Law School and a former Coast Guard judge advocate general.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 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

Iowa as presiding officer, Commander Adolph Marix as judge advocate, Capt.

From The Boys of '98 by Otis, James




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