News September 2014

Leadership from the bench

Leadership from the bench

September 30th, 2014

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

September 9th, 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 …