judge advocate

noun

Military.

plural

judge advocates 

1. a staff officer designated as legal adviser to a commander and charged with the administration of military justice.

judge advocate

noun

1. an officer who superintends proceedings at a military court martial

Word History and Origins

Origin of judge advocate¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

She’s former active duty judge advocate in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

A lawyer and former Army judge advocate, she also teaches emergency management.

From Salon

Her fluency also comes in handy when she visits the relatives of her husband, Yado Yukub, a Syrian American who serves as a judge advocate in the Marine Corps.

From Los Angeles Times

The report was produced by military lawyers at the command’s staff judge advocate office and contends that the Chinese military is using the dangerous intercepts as part of a campaign of legal warfare or “lawfare.”

From Washington Times

One of them, North Charleston Rep. Chris Murphy, praised DeSantis, a former Navy judge advocate general, this month at a Bluffton campaign event as “the only candidate that has worn our nation’s uniform.”

From Seattle Times