The Criminal Law Department teaches core courses and advanced
criminal law electives to mid-career judge advocates who are
pursuing an LL.M. in Military Law. The department also offers an
LL.M. in Military Law with a Criminal Law sub-specialty to those who
satisfy department criteria based on credit hours awarded and graded
achievement within the department. The department also oversees all
Court Reporter courses.
The department provides criminal law instruction required for the
certification of military judges, trial counsel (prosecutors),
defense counsel, special victim counsel (attorneys who represent
victims of sexual offenses), and new judge advocates. Additionally,
the department provides criminal law and leadership short-course
instruction to military justice managers, Reserve Component judge
advocates, and non-legal officers and noncommissioned officers in
command and leadership positions. The department also provides
support to non-resident off-site instruction.
The department provides instruction in diverse subjects such as
evidence, crimes and defenses, self-incrimination, sixth amendment,
discovery, jurisdiction, mental responsibility, pretrial procedure,
pretrial restraint and speedy trial, search and seizure, capital
litigation, pleas and pretrial agreements, sentencing, unlawful
command influence, professional responsibility, and post-trial
procedures and appeals. All criminal law professors have extensive
criminal law backgrounds and have served in diverse criminal law
assignments world-wide.
The short-courses listed below are offered to uniformed personnel by
invitation only. The course listing includes Court Reporter courses.
Those interested in attending a short-course should contact the
department administrator within the TJAGLCS directory.
