Events

JAA/JAF Awards Dinner

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Please note that the date for the annual JAA/JAF awards dinner has changed. The event will now be held the evening of Tuesday, 15 May 2012 at the Army and Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA.

Seating is limited so please use the links below for more information or to register. This is one of the premier judge advocate networking events of the year! Join us celebrate the achievements of so many great current and former judge advocates.

Link to Event Flyer Link to Registration

Duke LENS conference

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

This year's theme is After Afghanistan: Where To From Here? The conference will be examining the state and future of national security law-related issues in the era beyond active battlefields, including dealing with persisting threats of technology-empowered terrorists and with rising peer-competitors. Speakers include a prestigious group of scholars, policymakers and commentators who will take an interdisciplinary approach to all these issues from both a legal and a policy perspective.

Luncheon and dinner speakers this year are General Michael Hayden (USAF, Ret.), former director of the CIA; Mr. Will Gunn, General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Dr. Mac Owens, Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval War College. The conference is free, but you must register to attend. Additional information is in the February 2012 The Judge Advocate magazine or available from JAA member Charlie Dunlap (Maj Gen, USAF, retired), Executive Director, Center on Law, Ethics and National Security and Visiting Professor of the Practice, Duke University School of Law. E-mail: dunlap@law.duke.edu

JAG Alumni Gathering

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700

JAA Members who find themselves in the Washington DC area are invited to meet other JAG Corps alumni every fourth Thursday of the month after work. On March 22nd the group will be meeting at Zola, 800 F Street NW (between 8th and 9th street) directly above the Spy Museum. This is a casual, informal gathering at the restaurant?s bar between, approximately, 5:30 and 8:30. For more information please contact JAA member Kent Eiler at 917.969.7327.

JAA Inn of Court

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The next session of the Judge Advocates Association Inn of Court will be held on 21 March 2012 and is scheduled to include a presentation from the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). For more information or to be included on the JAA Inn of Court mailing list, please contact the Inn president, LTC James Guelcher, at james.m.guelcher.mil@mail.mil.

Jobs For JAGs

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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Annual Dougherty-Nelson Air Force JAG Corps CLE Conference

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Annual Dougherty-Nelson Air Force JAG Corps CLE Conference (formerly known as the Air Force TJAG CLE) will be held 13-14 October 2011 at the George Mason School of Law in Arlington, VA. As a reminder, active duty, reserve, and retired personnel from all military services, as well as civilian attorneys, are invited. Again this year, there is no parking at the school and limited street (metered) parking. Metro is strongly encouraged (orange line to Virginia Square/GMU).

The conference will satisfy several hours of your continuing education, including two (2) hours of professional responsibility. Payment for the conference is $40.00 and is due no later than 29 August 2011, but please note that slots fill quickly. Given the large number of potential registrants and the limited number of spaces, registration is scheduled to close on 6 September (or earlier if no seats remain). Also, please make certain you include your state bar(s) of licensure for CLE credit.

Please complete the registration form linked here and return it as soon as possible (but no later than 29 August 2011) with your check for $40 payable to the “JAG Fund” to Lt Col John McCarthy, 2424 Hyannis Lane, Crofton, MD 21114.

If you have conference registration questions, please contact Lt Col John McCarthy via email at john.mccarthy@osd.mil or phone at (703) 693-7374 (DSN 223).

2011 JAA/JAF Awards Dinner

Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

An Annual Awards Dinner honoring the winners of the Chief Justice Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award, the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Life Service Award, the MG William K. Suter Distinguished Judicial Service Award, and the Outstanding Career Armed Services Attorney Awards for each of the Armed Services.

Dress:
For military personnel: uniform is subject to service instructions.
For civilian: Coat and tie requested.

Agenda:
Reception at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner at 7:15 p.m.

Location:
Army Navy Country Club
1700 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, VA

Contact:
Email: Kate.J.Grossman@uscg.mil
Phone: 202.493.6684

More Information: download a pdf flyer
Register online: click here to register

JAF is sponsored by MOAA, Thomson-Reuters, LexisNexis and Pursuant Group

2011 Symposium on the Status of the Legal Profession

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Register now to attend the Symposium on the Status of the Legal Profession: Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century, to be held at the Georgetown University Law Center from March 31 to April 2, 2011. The symposium is presented by the American Inns of Court and the Georgetown University Law Center with assistance and support from the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in London.

Join Justice Stephen G. Breyer; Lord Nicholas Phillips, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; Justice John L. Murray, Chief Justice of Ireland, and other distinguished members of the bench and bar in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland to discuss timely topics relating to the practice of law and the administration of justice.

The complete registration brochure and registration form is available here:

http://www.mmsend75.com/link.cfm?r=18008605&sid=11204218&m=1147368&u=aicf&s=http://www.innsofcourt.org/symposiumregbrochure

Space is limited, so register early! Take advantage of the early registration savings by completing the registration form, which allows you to type in your information, save the file, and e-mail or print the file.

Keep a lookout for the news of additional presenters and other developments at http://www.innsofcourt.org/symposium.

For additional information, contact Cindy Dennis at cdennis@innsofcourt.org or (703) 684-3590, ext. 104.

APPELLATE ADVOCACY SYMPOSIUM

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

This event is co-sponsored by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the Judge Advocates Association. For information about this event, please contact CPT Joshua Johnson at: joshua.johnson34@us.army.mil.

Agenda:

“Developing the Skills of a Successful Appellate Advocate”

0730 Registration and Continental Breakfast

0800 Welcoming Remarks

Chief Judge Andrew S. Effron, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Colonel, USA (Ret.) Marc Warren, President, Judge Advocates Association

0815 Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Update for Appellate Practitioners

Professor Stephen A. Saltzburg, George Washington University Law School

Introduction by Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.) Thomas Hemingway, Vice President, JAA

0930 Break

0945 Appellate Practice within the Military Justice System

Rear Admiral Nanette M. DeRenzi, Deputy Judge Advocate General, United States Navy

Introduction by Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.) Thomas Hemingway, Vice President, JAA

1045 Legal Research

Dwight Sullivan, Air Force Defense Appellate Division

1130 Working Lunch (food provided) - Ethical Issues for Appellate Practice

Major Jay Thoman, Professor, The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School

1300 Effective Appellate Advocacy

*Neal Katyal, Acting Solicitor General of the United States (Invited)

Introduction by Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.) Thomas Hemingway, Vice President, JAA

1400 Service Courts of Criminal Appeals Judges Panel

Moderator – Chief Judge Effron, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

1500 Break

1510 Persuading the Appellate Judge

Chief Judge David B. Sentelle, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Introduction by Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.) Thomas Hemingway, Vice President, JAA

1600 Evaluation and Adjournment

The Symposium will be held in Room 121.

George Mason University School of Law

Address:

3301 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 993-8000

Air Force Retired Judge Advocates' Association (AFRJAA) Reunion

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Navy/Marine Corps Retired Judge Advocates Association Reunion

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

For more information visit: www.nmcrjaa.org.

Jobs for JAGs

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

This event is hosted by the Pentagon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Register now: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=mdrmk

ABA Speaker Series on National Security

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

September 15 - 8:00 a.m. breakfast - University Club - Congresswoman Jane Harman on "The Authorization for Use of Military Force"

October 22 - 12:00 Noon luncheon - Army Navy Club - Richard Clarke, on "Cyber Security"

November 18 - 8:00 a.m. breakfast - University Club - W. Hays Parks on "National Security Law in Practice: The Department of Defense Law of War Manual"

For information on registration, go to: www.abanet.org/natsecurity