Judge Advocate General (Canada)

Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces
Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces
Juge-avocat général des Forces canadiennes
	Incumbent; Geneviève Bernatchez; since June 28, 2017
	Canadian Armed Forces; Department of National Defence
Reports to	Minister of National Defence
Appointer	Governor in Council; on the Advice of the minister of national defence
Term length	No more than 4 years;; renewable
Website	www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/judge-advocate-general.html

The judge advocate general of the Canadian Forces (JAG; French: juge-avocat général des Forces canadiennes) is the senior legal officer who superintends the administration of military justice in the Canadian Armed Forces, and provides legal advice on military matters to the governor general, the minister of national defence, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. The office is defined in section 9 of the National Defence Act.^[1]

The 15th and current judge advocate general is Rear Admiral Geneviève Bernatchez, since June 28, 2017.^[2]

Office of the Judge Advocate General[edit]

The office consists of 159 regular force legal officer positions and 64 reserve force legal officer positions. Regular force legal officers are deployed as follows:

National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa
Eight Assistant Judge Advocate General (AJAG) offices: Esquimalt, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, NORAD HQ (USA), and Germany.
Ten Deputy Judge Advocate (DJA) offices across Canada
Four Regional Military Prosecutor (RMP) offices across Canada
Canadian Forces Military Law Centre at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario
Deputy Commander-in-Chief North American Aerospace Defence Command Headquarters (in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States)
with CF contingents deployed overseas
in training with CF formations and units participating in major national and international exercises.

List of judge advocates general[edit]

Major-General Henry Smith, 1911-1918^[3]
Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Mowat Biggar, 1918-1920^[3]
Brigadier Reginald John Orde, 1920-1950^[3]
Brigadier-General William J. Lawson, 1950-1969^[3]
Brigadier-General Harold A. McLearn, 1969-1972^[3]
Brigadier-General James M. Simpson, 1972-1976^[3]
Major-General John Patterson Wolfe, 1976-1982^[3]
Brigadier-General Frank Karwandy, 1982-1986^[3]
Brigadier-General Robert L. Martin, 1986-1990^[3]
Commodore Peter R. Partner, 1990-1993^[3]
Brigadier-General Pierre G. Boutet, 1993-1998^[3]
Major-General Jerry S.T. Pitzul, 1998-2006^[3]
Brigadier-General Ken Watkin, 2006-2010^[3]
Major-General B. Blaise Cathcart, 2010-2017^[3]
Rear-Admiral Geneviève Bernatchez, 2017- ^[2]

References[edit]

^ Branch, Legislative Services (2019-08-01). "Consolidated federal laws of canada, National Defence Act". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
^ ^a ^b Canada, Government of. "Orders In Council - Search". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Major-General Henry Smith: The Royal Canadian Who Became JAG" (PDF). The Royal Canadian Regiment. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012.

External links[edit]

Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Armed Forces

[1] Branch, Legislative Services (2019-08-01). "Consolidated federal laws of canada, National Defence Act". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-24.

[:0-2] Canada, Government of. "Orders In Council - Search". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-24.

[List-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Major-General Henry Smith: The Royal Canadian Who Became JAG" (PDF). The Royal Canadian Regiment. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012.

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Office of the Judge Advocate General[edit]

List of judge advocates general[edit]

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