Criminal Law Old - The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center & School
CRIMINAL LAW
The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center & School
ABOUT US
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.
COURSES
Criminal Law courses are listed below. For a detailed description of each course, see the course catalog.
JUDGE ADVOCATE COURSES
- Military Justice Leaders | ATRRS: 5F-F31M
- Military Judge | ATRRS: 5F-F33
- Military Justice Advisor | ATRRS: 5F-F32
- Intermediate Trial Advocacy | ATRRS: 5F-F34
- Special Victims' Counsel | ATRRS: 5F-F35S
- Special Victim Counsel and Special Victim Counsel -
Child Victim & Domestic Violence | ATRRS: 5F-F35C
COURT REPORTER COURSES
- Basic Court Reporter | ATRRS: 512-27DC5
- Advanced Court Reporter | ATRRS: 512-27DC7
RESOURCES
PODCAST: CRIMINAL LAW DEPARTMENT PRESENTS
BENCHBOOK TUTORIAL VIDEO (CAC or AKO login)
DOCUMENT LIBRARYCRIMINAL LAW (CAC Only)
JAGCONNECTCRIMINAL LAW (CAC Only)
USEFUL LINKS *
ARMY COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
AIR FORCE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
NAVY-MARINE CORPS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
COAST GUARD COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
NATIONAL VERBATIM REPORTER'S ASSOCIATION
* Any links to private organizations are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement by TJAGLCS, the Department of the Army, or the Department of Defense.