judge advocate
nounDefinition of judge advocate
1
: an officer assigned to the judge advocate general's corps or department
2
: a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
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Michael Fazio, staff judge advocate at Coast Guard 7th District. — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, "Ride-share on the high seas? Coast Guard is cracking down on illegal charter boats.," 26 July 2019 Details on the candidates follow, in alphabetical order: Matt Brower, 40: Legal background: Deputy district attorney for six years; judge advocate in the Marine Corps Reserves for 14 years. — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "4 attorneys vying to unseat Judge Kreep after censureship," 29 May 2018 Served as a judge advocate in Iraq and Afghan wars. — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "4 attorneys vying to unseat Judge Kreep after censureship," 29 May 2018 Lt Col David Jonas, a judge advocate and expert in nuclear nonproliferation law. — Jamie Tarabay, CNN, "Singapore summit: Will striking a deal with Trump risk Kim's regime?," 11 June 2018 In addition to being a Rotarian, Burton also is a member of Katy VFW Post 9182 and a past judge advocate general of the U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wards and past state of Texas judge advocate of VFW. — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, "Memorial Tower ceremony honors veterans, 9/11 victims," 30 May 2018 Alaric Piette, a former Navy SEAL turned judge advocate, continues to represent Nashiri. — Carol Rosenberg, miamiherald, "Key defense lawyer quits USS Cole death-penalty case | Miami Herald," 13 Oct. 2017 Mark Vlaun, staff judge advocate for the Coast Guard Seventh District. — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, "Coast Guard offloads approximately $15 million worth of cocaine," 27 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'judge advocate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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