A barrister who advises a court martial on points of law and sums up the case.
Example sentencesExamples
- The trial judge advocate prosecuted the case with the aid of one assistant.
- I spent 28 years as a Navy judge advocate so I am well familiar with what they do.
- He later served as a staff judge advocate in Korea.
- The reason for the decision was chiefly the judge advocate's failure to direct the jury clearly that a mistaken belief in consent would provide a defence.
- The role of the judge advocate is a perplexing one.