Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard

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The Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard is the senior legal officer of the U.S. Coast Guard, responsible for providing legal advice, overseeing military justice, and directing the service’s legal program.

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instanceOf United States Coast Guard position
flag officer billet
military legal office
appliesToJurisdiction United States Coast Guard
United States court-martial system
surface form: United States military justice system (as applied to the Coast Guard)
country United States of America
fieldOfWork administrative law
environmental and regulatory law
international law
maritime law
military law
operational law
hasAuthorityOver Coast Guard Legal Program (CG-Legals) personnel
Coast Guard judge advocates
Coast Guard legal assistance program policy
hasDuty advising on acquisition and procurement law for the Coast Guard
advising on administrative law issues
advising on environmental and maritime law issues affecting the Coast Guard
advising on international and maritime operational law
advising on military personnel law issues
advising on operational law issues
coordinating with other U.S. military judge advocates general
coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security Office of the General Counsel
developing Coast Guard legal policy and guidance
directing the Coast Guard legal program
ensuring compliance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice within the Coast Guard
overseeing courts-martial and nonjudicial punishment policy within the Coast Guard
overseeing legal support to Coast Guard investigations
overseeing legal support to Coast Guard law enforcement operations
overseeing legal support to Coast Guard marine safety and security missions
overseeing legal support to Coast Guard regulatory activities
overseeing legal support to Coast Guard search and rescue operations
overseeing the Coast Guard military justice system
providing legal advice to Coast Guard field commands
providing legal advice to Coast Guard headquarters directorates
providing legal advice to the Commandant of the Coast Guard
representing the Coast Guard in high-level legal and interagency forums
supervising Coast Guard judge advocates
isTheSeniorLegalOfficerOf United States Coast Guard
legalBasis Title 14 of the United States Code
Uniform Code of Military Justice
surface form: Uniform Code of Military Justice (as applied to the Coast Guard)
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
officeHolderRankSometimes Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
officeHolderRankUsually Rear Admiral
partOf United States Coast Guard
United States Department of Homeland Security
reportsTo Commandant of the Coast Guard
General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security
surface form: General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security (for certain matters)
seat United States Coast Guard Headquarters

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Judge Advocate General’s Corps of each service headedBy Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard
subject surface form: United States Coast Guard Legal Program (JAG)