How to Use judge advocate in a Sentence

judge advocate

noun
  • They are known as judge advocates general.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Huntley previously served as a judge advocate in the Navy for more than two decades.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • This is not the first time military judge advocates have been used for non-military purposes.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Michael Fazio, staff judge advocate at Coast Guard 7th District.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 26 July 2019
  • The judge advocate general, the chairman said, would have to review the rules for compliance with military law.
    — Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • Lawrence Brennan, a law professor and former Navy judge advocate.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • The assistant staff judge advocate rejected the claim that Al-Iraqi is paralyzed.
    — Shannon K. Crawford, John Parkinson, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Tully said his legal experience as a judge advocate would be critical for reining in a president acting outside the law.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Three senior officers and a judge advocate interviewed 125 witnesses over a month, only five of whom were Black sailors.
    — Matthew F. Delmont, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The officials largely supported efforts to improve the judge advocate corps, and agreed that protective orders for victims should be handled more quickly.
    — Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns, USA TODAY, 5 June 2021
  • Some become military judge advocates, while others oppose America’s wars.
    — Timothy William Waters, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Lt Col David Jonas, a judge advocate and expert in nuclear nonproliferation law.
    — Jamie Tarabay, CNN, 11 June 2018
  • The attorneys, called judge advocates, have a range of duties much like civilian lawyers, from carrying out prosecutions, acting as a defense attorney or offering legal advice.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Dru Brenner-Beck, a retired US Army judge advocate and an expert in international law and the law of armed conflict, is less certain.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The Democratic candidate, Michael Terence Ferguson, is a lawyer and a former Air Force judge advocate.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026
  • The assistant staff judge advocate testified that one 9/11 defendant, Ammar al-Baluchi was sleepy and chose to nap rather than attend Friday's public session.
    — Shannon K. Crawford, John Parkinson, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The Republican members added last Thursday that Bradley was acting lawfully and that the operation was witnessed by military judge advocate generals.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Marie’s old boss, Admiral Pasalk (Graeme Somerville), a judge advocate general, will also be on Purmantee III.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Marie’s old boss, Admiral Pasalk (Graeme Somerville), a judge advocate general, will also be on Purmantee III.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Muehlenbeck began active-duty service as an assistant staff judge advocate at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson in 1993.
    — Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The Army, Navy and Air Force each have their own judge advocates general, also known as JAGs, the most senior being the TJAGs.
    — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • As officials have argued over the legality of the strike, military experts, including several former judge advocate generals, say both Hegseth and Bradley could face future ramifications based on their roles in the attack.
    — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
  • All military personnel have access to judge advocates, although more junior service members will typically use JAGs for personal legal matters, rather than limits on authority.
    — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Hegseth had already taken the highly atypical action of removing the judge advocates general of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, who were responsible for making sure that military actions were legal and authorized.
    — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
  • Each military service would have a lead special trial counsel who would report directly to the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force, rather than judge advocate generals within the military, an issue that became a last-minute sticking point.
    — Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Gary Barthel, a former Marine judge advocate who represented Mays at a preliminary hearing, said undercutting Velasco's credibility was key.
    — Elliot Spagat, ajc, 30 Sep. 2022
  • In addition, Mitchell is a captain and judge advocate in the United States Air Force, serving in the Illinois Air National Guard since 2023.
    — Christian Mitchell, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Now an attorney, Air Force JAG (judge advocate general) officer Ellison transformed that realization into action.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Weinstein also referenced Hegseth's dismissal of three judge advocates general, often referred to as JAGs, less than a month after becoming defense secretary in early 2025.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Losing a weapon is often regarded as a minor offense, according to Rosen, who worked as a staff judge advocate overseeing and advising on legal proceedings, including court-martials, at Fort Hood, Texas, in the 1990s.
    — Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2021

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