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judge advocate

NOUN
legal adviser to military commander
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“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

She’s former active duty judge advocate in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

A lawyer and former Army judge advocate, she also teaches emergency management.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

DeSantis served when he was younger as a Navy “JAG,” or judge advocate general, deploying to Iraq.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

Another slip, and in the same cool, relentless tone the judge advocate read:

From Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains by King, Charles




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