Judge advocate

A Judge Advocate is an officer of the court or judicial officer, usually associated with the armed forces. A Judge Advocate General is typically the most senior judge advocate within an military branch or the armed forces as a whole. The job descriptions, roles and responsibilities of judge advocates varies between countries.

Judge Advocate roles include:

• Commissioned officers serving as Judge Advocates (JAs) in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
• Judge Advocate of the Fleet in the British Royal Navy
• Judge Advocate of New South Wales, a senior colonial official in New South Wales, Australia from 1788 to 1823

See also

• Command responsibility
• Court-martial
• Law of War

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