Second highest-ranking JAG officer and lawyer in the U.S. Army
The Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Army (DJAG)[ 1] is the second highest ranking JAG officer and lawyer in the United States Army .
Similar to the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army (TJAG), the DJAG is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate. Upon appointment to the office of DJAG, the appointee, if they hold a lower rank, will be promoted to the rank of major general .[ 2]
U.S. Army Deputy Judge Advocates General
Name
Photo
Term began
Term ended
1.
MG Hubert D. Hoover
1949
1950
2.
MG Franklin P. Shaw
1950
December 1953
3.
MG Claude B. Mickelwait
January 1954
August 1956
4.
MG George W. Hickman, Jr.
August 1956
December 1956
5.
MG Stanley W. Jones
January 1957
December 1960
6.
MG Robert H. McCaw
January 1961
1964
7.
MG Harry J. Engel
1964
1967
8.
MG Lawrence J. Fuller
1967
1971
9.
MG Harold E. Parker
1971
1975
10.
MG Lawrence H. Williams
1975
1979
11.
MG Hugh J. Clausen
1979
1981
12.
MG Hugh R. Overholt
1981
1985
13.
MG William K. Suter
August 1, 1985
February 1, 1991
14.
MG Robert E. Murray
1991
1993
15.
MG Kenneth D. Gray
1993
1997
16.
MG John D. Altenburg, Jr.
1997
2001
17.
MG Michael J. Marchand
October 1, 2001
October 1, 2005
18.
MG Daniel V. Wright
October 1, 2005
October 1, 2009
19.
MG Clyde J. Tate II
October 1, 2009
October 1, 2013
20.
MG Thomas E. Ayres
October 1, 2013
July 14, 2017
21.
MG Stuart W. Risch
July 14, 2017
July 12, 2021
22.
MG Joseph B. Berger III
July 12, 2021
July 15, 2024
23.
MG Robert A. Borcherding
July 15, 2024
Incumbent
See also
References
^ [1] 10 USC 5149 Office of the Judge Advocate General: Deputy Judge Advocate General; Assistant Judge Advocates General.
^ [2] 10 USC 5149(a)(1) Office of the Judge Advocate General: Deputy Judge Advocate General; Appointment.
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