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A military judge has many responsibilities as the job blends the civilian job of a court judge with a necessary military knowledge to serve in a capacity to judge cases based on both sets of laws. Many of the responsibilities of a military judge, also often referred to as Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) are similar to the responsibilities of lawyers and judges in civilian life, but with a few added duties based on military laws and rules. Individuals who want to apply to be military judges must already have a college education that culminated with a Bachelor of Laws degree, or a Doctorate (Juris Doctor) degree in law that was earned at a fully accredited law school.

An applicant will undergo training and classes provided by their branch of the military to understand all the military laws and regulations that are necessary to know in addition to the regular civilian law. Military judges are often called up as a part of a military court or council, and are there to offer legal advice or counsel when necessary.

Military judges are all required to hold an officer position, as well. During war military judge advocates will often have responsibilities briefing and reminding officers of the rules of war, overseeing legal detention of prisoners, and assisting military police with any necessary legal proceedings that come up. The duties of a military judge advocate are varied, and can also differ from one based to another depending on what specific jobs are open and what the most pressing needs of each military base assignment are at the time.

Military judges also often give legal council not only to soldiers, but are sometimes called to do so for soldiers families, as well. Any time an issue comes up that requires some type of professional legal advice, the first people called are military judge advocates because of their understanding of both military and civilian law.

Some military judges specialize in appeals, as the military courts have several levels of appeals and good legal representation is needed for each step of the process. Whatever the emphasis, there is a high demand for military judges in all branches of the Armed Forces.

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