Question of Practicing Law

Forgive my ignorance on this issue, but what is needed to practice law in the military? Does one need to pass the bar as a civilian attorney is required to do? Can a military attorney also practice civilian law?

Pug

 

You might check out www.goarmy.com/jag/procact.pdf and/or www.goarmy.com/jag/procres.pdf . Hope this helps.

 

Matter of fact, try www.goarmy.com/jag .

 

From the Army's JAG website:

To be an Officer in the Army Judge Advocate General Corps you must have a law degree from an ABA-approved law school and have been admitted to the bar of either a federal court or the highest court of any state in the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

I understand getting a JAG commission is fairly competitive.

 

You might try these links as well (you didn't specify which branch of the military):

http://www.jagusaf.hq.af.mil/

http://www.jag.navy.mil/

Dave