News September 2014

Leadership from the bench
Editor’s note: At a recent judge advocate retirement, the Chief Judge of the Department of the Navy, Capt. Chris Reismeier, gave a keynote address. The following is an adaptation of that speech, which gives a JAG Corps perspective of leadership from the bench.
I’ve maintained for years that we tend to focus on leadership as a trait. We even have a block on our fitness reports that evaluates us on …
U.S., Partner Nation Judge Advocates Support PANAMAX 2014
Twelve judge advocates from three nations assembled in August for PANAMAX 2014, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to test the ability of a multinational force to defend the Panama Canal and operate under a United Nations Security Council Resolution. Twelve judge advocates from three nations assembled in August for PANAMAX 2014, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to test the ability of a multinational force to defend the Panama …