Jim Anderson Posted April 12, 2016 at 10:24 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 at 10:24 PM Our bylaws stipulate the organization "shall" appoint a Judge Advocate Is there anywhere in RONR that describes a Judge Advocate. ? What would the role of a JA be? Are there descriptions for the duties of a JA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted April 12, 2016 at 11:10 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 at 11:10 PM RONR doesn't cover "Judge Advocates" or their duties so I sure hope your bylaws do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 14, 2016 at 06:55 AM Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 at 06:55 AM On 4/12/2016 at 6:24 PM, Jim Anderson said: Our bylaws stipulate the organization "shall" appoint a Judge Advocate Is there anywhere in RONR that describes a Judge Advocate. ? What would the role of a JA be? Are there descriptions for the duties of a JA? Not in RONR. But here's one from law.com: judge advocate n. a military officer with legal training who has the mixed duties of giving advice on legal matters to the group of officers sitting as a court-martial (both judge and jury) and acting as the prosecutor of the accused serviceman or woman. A judge advocate holds responsibility to protect the accused from procedural improprieties such as questions from the members of the court which might incriminate the accused in violation of the Constitution. The accused person also has a military officer as counsel, who may not be an attorney. Read more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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