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The Judge Advocate of the Fleet is a civilian, assisted by legally trained naval officers of the Supply Branch, under the Chief Naval Judge Advocate, a Captain, Royal Navy. These officers are only appointed officiating deputy judge advocates as required for Courts-Martial. Captain is both a nautical term and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...
The Chief Naval Judge Advocate, a captain, advises the Royal Navy on all legal matters. His staff are officers of the Supply Branch who have undergone training in the Inns of Court and been admitted as Barristers. They numbered 27 in 1996, including 2 lieutenants (in 2003 there were 31, including 1 commodore, 5 captains, 10 commanders, 13 lieutenant-commanders, 2 lieutenants). They may be appointed officiating deputy judge advocates as required for Courts-Martial, but do not spend their careers in legal positions, as their British Army and RAF equivalents. There are no legally-qualified officers in the Royal Naval Reserve. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...
The Inns of Court, in London, are where barristers train and traditionally practice, although growth in the profession caused many barristers chambers to move outside the precincts of the Inns of Court in the late 20th century. ...
British barristers wearing traditional dress. ...
A Lieutenant is a military or paramilitary officer. ...
British Commodore Sleeve Rank Command flag Commodore is a rank of the Royal Navy that dates to the mid-17th century: it was first used in the time of William III. There was a need for officers to command squadrons, but it was not deemed desirable to create new admirals. ...
Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ...
Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ...
In the Royal Navy, United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, Canadian Forces Maritime Command (formerly the Royal Canadian Navy), United States Coast Guard, and many other navies and coast guards, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN and abbreviated LCDR in the...
A Lieutenant is a military or paramilitary officer. ...
A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a military court that determines punishments for members of the military subject to military law. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. ...
The naval justice system is to be integrated into a tri-service system.
Judge Advocate of the Fleet
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