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Deputy Judge Advocate General
of the
United States Army
Thomas E. Ayres
Incumbent
MG Thomas E. Ayres
since October 1, 2013
Formation 1949
First holder MG Hubert D. Hoover
Website Official Website

The Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Army (DJAG)[1] is the second highest ranking JAG officer and lawyer in the United States Army. Similar to the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army (TJAG), the DJAG is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Upon appointment to the office of DJAG, the appointee, if they hold a lower rank, will be promoted to the rank of major general.[1]

U.S. Army Deputy Judge Advocate Generals[]

Name Photo Term began Term ended
1. MG Hubert D. Hoover HubertHoover 1949 1950
2. MG Franklin P. Shaw 1950 December 1953
3. MG Claude B. Mickelwait January 1954 August 1956
4. MG George W. Hickman, Jr. August 1956 December 1956
5. MG Stanley W. Jones January 1957 December 1960
6. MG Robert H. McCaw January 1961 1964
7. MG Harry J. Engel HarryEngel 1964 1967
8. MG Lawrence J. Fuller LawrenceFuller 1967 1971
9. MG Harold E. Parker HaroldParker 1971 1975
10. MG Lawrence H. Williams LawrenceWilliams 1975 1979
11. MG Hugh J. Clausen HughClausen 1979 1981
12. MG Hugh R. Overholt HughOverholt3 1981 1985
13. MG William K. Suter WilliamSuter August 1, 1985 February 1, 1991
14. MG Robert E. Murray RobertMurray 1991 1993
15. MG Kenneth D. Gray KennethGray 1993 1997
16. MG John D. Altenburg, Jr. JohnAltenburg 1997 2001
17. MG Michael J. Marchand MichaelMarchand October 1, 2001 October 1, 2005
18. MG Daniel V. Wright DanielWright October 1, 2005 October 1, 2009
19. MG Clyde J. Tate II Butch Tate October 1, 2009 October 1, 2013
20. MG Thomas E. Ayres Thomas E. Ayres October 1, 2013 July 14, 2017
21. MG Stuart W. Risch Stuart W. Risch (3) July 14, 2017 July 12, 2021
22. MG Joseph B. Berger III Joseph B. Berger (2) July 12, 2021 Incumbent

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 [1] 10 USC 5149 Office of the Judge Advocate General: Deputy Judge Advocate General; Assistant Judge Advocates General. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "JAG" defined multiple times with different content
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