judge advocate
noun
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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DeSantis has repeatedly said the state will deputize National Guard judge advocates to serve as immigration judges in order to expedite the removal of migrants — both from the facility and the country.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 July 2025
A couple of months ago, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired the judge advocate generals of the Army, Navy, and Air Force—ridding each branch of its highest-ranking legal officer.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Perillo’s law career began as an active-duty judge advocate general attorney in the 1980s while serving in the U.S. Navy.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The big question about firing the lawyers In Schake’s view, the firing of the three judge advocates general for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was the more worrisome move.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 July 2025
A couple of months ago, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired the judge advocate generals of the Army, Navy, and Air Force—ridding each branch of its highest-ranking legal officer.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Perillo’s law career began as an active-duty judge advocate general attorney in the 1980s while serving in the U.S. Navy.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The big question about firing the lawyers In Schake’s view, the firing of the three judge advocates general for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was the more worrisome move.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
See All Example Sentences for judge advocate
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“Judge advocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judge%20advocate. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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