Judge Advocate General of the United States Army

Judge Advocate General of the United States Army
Incumbent LTG Flora D. Darpino since September 4, 2013
Formation	July 29, 1775
First holder	LTC William Tudor
Website	Official Website

The Judge Advocate General of the United States Army (TJAG) is the commanding officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army. Under Title 10 of the United States Code, the TJAG is appointed by the President of the United States. Suitable candidates are recommended by the Secretary of the Army. Title 10 requires the TJAG to hold the rank of lieutenant general and sets the term of office to four years per 10 U.S.C. § 3037.

Creation

The position of Judge Advocate General was the brainchild and creation of General George Washington. In a letter to the Continental Congress he wrote, "I would humbly propose that some provision should be made for a judge advocate, and provost-marshal. The necessity of the first appointment was so great that I was obliged to nominate a Mr. Tudor, who was well recommended to me, and now executes the office under an expectation of receiving captain's pay--an allowance (in my opinion) scarcely adequate to the service, in new raised troops, where there are court-martials every day."^[1] Congress agreed with Washington and Tudor was formally commissioned as a lieutenant colonel.^[2]

U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals

	Name	Photo	Term began	Term ended
1.	LTC William Tudor		July 29, 1775	April 9, 1777
2.	COL John Laurance		April 10, 1777	June 3, 1782
3.	COL Thomas Edwards		October 2, 1782	November 3, 1783
Position abolished on November 3, 1783
4.	CPT Campbell Smith		July 16, 1794	June 1, 1802
Position abolished on June 1, 1802
5.	Bvt. MAJ John F. Lee		March 2, 1849	September 3, 1862
6.	Bvt. BG Joseph Holt		September 3, 1862	December 1, 1875
7.	BG William M. Dunn		December 1, 1875	January 22, 1881
8.	BG David G. Swaim		February 18, 1881	December 22, 1894
9.	BG Guido Norman Lieber		January 3, 1895	May 21, 1901
10.	BG Thomas F. Barr		May 21, 1901	May 22, 1901
11.	BG John W. Clous		May 22, 1901	May 24, 1901
12.	MG George B. Davis		May 24, 1901	February 14, 1911
13.	MG Enoch H. Crowder		February 15, 1911	February 14, 1923
14.	MG Walter A. Bethel		February 15, 1923	November 15, 1924
15.	MG John A. Hull		November 16, 1924	November 15, 1928
16.	MG Edward A. Krieger		November 16, 1928	February 28, 1931
17.	MG Blanton C. Winship		March 1, 1931	November 30, 1933
18.	MG Arthur W. Brown		December 1, 1933	November 30, 1937
19.	MG Allen W. Gullion		December 1, 1937	November 30, 1941
20.	MG Myron C. Cramer		December 1, 1941	November 30, 1945
21.	MG Thomas H. Green		December 1, 1945	November 30, 1949
22.	MG Ernest M. Brannon		January 27, 1950	January 27, 1954
23.	MG Eugene M. Caffey		February 5, 1954	December 31, 1956
24.	MG George W. Hickman, Jr.		January 1, 1957	December 31, 1960
25.	MG Charles L. Decker		January 1, 1961	December 31, 1963
26.	MG Robert H. McCaw		January 1, 1964	June 30, 1967
27.	MG Kenneth J. Hodson		July 1, 1967	June 30, 1971
28.	MG George S. Prugh		July 1, 1971	June 30, 1975
29.	MG Wilton B. Persons, Jr.		July 1, 1975	June 30, 1979
30.	MG Alton H. Harvey		July 1, 1979	July 31, 1981
31.	MG Hugh J. Clausen		August 1, 1981	July 31, 1985
32.	MG Hugh R. Overholt		August 1, 1985	July 31, 1989
(Acting)	MG William K. Suter		August 1, 1989	February 1, 1991
33.	MG John L. Fugh		July 26, 1991	September 30, 1993
34.	MG Michael J. Nardotti, Jr.		October 1, 1993	August 4, 1997
35.	MG Walter B. Huffman		August 5, 1997	September 30, 2001
36.	MG Thomas J. Romig		October 1, 2001	September 30, 2005
37.	LTG Scott C. Black		October 1, 2005	October 1, 2009
38.	LTG Dana K. Chipman		October 1, 2009	September 3, 2013
39.	LTG Flora D. Darpino		September 4, 2013	Incumbent

See also

• General Counsel of the Army
• Deputy Judge Advocate General of the United States Army

References

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