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n. the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
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A Judge Advocate General is a principal judicial officer for an armed service. Relevant articles include:
- Judge Advocate General's Corps, a military branch of service concerned with military law
- Judge Advocate General (Australia)
- Judge Advocate General (Canada)
- Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Denmark)
- Judge Advocate General (India)
- Military Advocate General (Israel)
- Judge Advocate General Branch (Pakistan)
- Judge Advocate General (Sri Lanka)
- Judge Advocate General's Department, Ministry of Defence, Thailand
- Judge Advocate General's Corps (Thailand)
- Judge Advocate General (United Kingdom)
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Judge Advocate General's Corps (United States) which is the judicial arm of any of the United States armed forces:
- Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army
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Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy
- U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division
- Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Coast Guard Legal Division
See also:
- JAG (TV series), a U.S.-produced television show based on the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps.
- Starfleet Judge Advocate General, an agency in the fictional Star Trek universe
- Judge
- Advocate general
The Office of the Judge Advocate General for the Canadian Forces provides legal advice to commanders at bases and wings, provides lawyers who defend accused persons at courts martial, teaches courses to other CF members or advises a commanding officer in an operational theatre to uphold the ethical and legal principles established by both the Canadian Forces and the Government of Canada. The current JAG of the Canadian Forces is Major-General B. Blaise Cathcart.
The office consists of 159 regular force legal officer positions and 64 reserve force legal officer positions. Regular force legal officers are deployed as follows:
- National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa
- Eight Assistant Judge Advocate General (AJAG) offices, seven in Canada and one in Germany
- Ten Deputy Judge Advocate (DJA) offices across Canada
- Four Regional Military Prosecutor (RMP) offices across Canada
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Belgium
- Canadian Forces Military Law Centre at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario
- JAG Legal Center and School (U.S Army), Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.
- Deputy Commander-in-Chief North American Aerospace Defence Command Headquarters (in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA)
- with CF contingents deployed overseas — during 2009–2010, at locations in Afghanistan, the Gulf of Oman, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Haiti;
- in training with CF formations and units participating in major national and international exercises.
The post of Judge Advocate General in India is held by a major general who is the legal and judicial chief of the Army. The Indian Army has a separate JAG branch which consists of legally qualified army officers. Officers can either be commissioned directly into the JAG Branch or can be sidestepped from other branches, arms or corps. JAG officers provide legal help to the military in all aspects, in particular advising the presiding officers of courts-martial on military law.
Eligibility:
- Must be an Indian.
- Age limit: 21 to 27 years.
- Minimum 55% aggregate Marks in LLB Degree (three years professional after graduation or five years after 10+2 examination). The candidates should be eligible for registration with Bar Council of India/State. Candidate should be from a College/University recognized by Bar Council of India.
Method of Selection:
The selection process to be followed is indicated below :-
(a) Initial shortlisting of applications will be done by Recruiting Directorate, Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) and the decision of DG Recruiting will be final. Details of the shortlisted online applications will be put on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. In this regard no representation will be entertained.
(b) Candidates whose applications are found to be correct shall be detailed for SSB interview at allotted selection centres on specified dates.
(c) Two Stage Selection Procedure. Two stage selection procedure based on psychological Aptitude Test is held at Selection Centres. All the candidates will face stage one test on first day of reporting at Selection Centres. The candidates who fail to pass stage one will be returned on the same date.
(d) Those candidates who qualify stage II will submit the attested photo copy of educational documents mentioned in Para 14 (b) (i) to (viii) to Selection Centre for completion of their Dossier/verification.
(e) The candidates who qualify at the Service Selection Board and are found medically fit by a Medical Board, will be placed in order of merit. The final selection will be made in that order up to the number of vacancies available at that time.
Category:Military of India Category:Law in India Category:Legal occupations in the military
The Judge Advocate General (JAG) is the Chief of the combined Legal and Judicial system of the three Armed Forces in Sri Lanka. Holds full authority over all legal and Judicial matters concerning the Army, Navy and the Air Force of Sri Lanka. The authority to appoint the "Judge Advocate General" (JAG) is exclusively vested with the Head of State, H.E. the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
In the absence of the JAG, the Judge Advocate (JA) in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces is the legal and judicial chief of the respective service appointed by the Commander of that armed force. The Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Air Force has its own legal branch with legally qualified officers. Each service may have its own Judge Advocate, held by an office of the rank of Major General, Brigadier, Rear Admiral, Commodore or Air Commodore. Judge Advocate General of a certain service may preside over and court martial on another service. JA officers provide legal help to the military in all aspects, in particular advising the presiding officers of courts-martial on military law. Appointment could be made to a serving legal officer or lawyer outside the service, normally a senior member of the Attorney-General's Department.
The Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is an office created by the Defence Force Discipline Act (1982), held by a judge or former judge of the Federal Court or a State Supreme Court. The appointment of JAG is made by the Governor-General in Executive Council. The JAG may make procedural rules for tribunals that operate within the Air Force, Army, and Navy, provide the final legal review of proceedings within the ADF, participate in the appointment of Judge Advocates, Defence Force Magistrates, Presidents and members of courts martial, and legal officers for various purposes, and reporting upon the operation of laws relating to the discipline of the ADF.
The current Judge Advocate General is Rear Admiral the Hon. Justice M. J. Slattery , appointed with effect from 30 July 2014. Justice Slattery's term of appointment is until 29 July 2017.
The JAG is assisted by three Deputy Judge Advocates General (DJAG), one for each Service:
- DJAG - Navy
- DJAG - Army
- DJAG - Air Force
Usage examples of "judge advocate general".
I report for duty into a unit where my quarry is working, and I go about my assigned duties while gathering evidence for the judge advocate general.
The Judge Advocate General's Corps captain appointed as defense counsel stood waiting for him as his escorting Marines marched him across the scarlet carpet.
She told d'Alembord that she already knew something of her husband's predicament, and explained how the two men from the Judge Advocate General's office had visited her with their outrageous demands.
Fine, judge Advocate General's Corps, had entered upon active duty for the duration plus six months on May 1, 1942.
Tyson: I was admitted to the New York State bar in 1967 and was shortly thereafter drafted directly into the Judge Advocate General's Corps and went to the branch school at Charlottesville.
Your attention is directed to the comments of the con-vening authority, the Bureau, the Judge Advocate General, and the Secretary of the Navy.
There'd been just enough time for her blistering comments on Mandel to reach Admiralty House and draw a response, and the fact that they'd sent someone out to deliver that response in person suggested that Admiral Givens and the Judge Advocate General might not have been too delighted by her actions.
At that last meeting, Areel had recommended that Kirk have Cogley represent him, then dropped the bomb that she had been assigned by the Starfleet judge advocate general to prosecute him.
I'm going to have to call this in to the Judge Advocate General's office.
Though some did say they were Jag files, the Judge Advocate General's Department he meant, that's what talkers said and the talkers said they came from Minden in lorries,just dumped here for living space they were, twenty years ago that must be now, all of twenty years, when the Occupation packed up.
Who was supposed to go where, cautionary notes about final maintenance-and more ominously, chaplain's call and final offers from the Judge Advocate General's office to make sure wills and deeds were in order.
Submit your retirement requests by seventeen hundred hours or I prefer the charges to the judge advocate general.