Judge Advocate, FKJA

Welcome

Welcome

Welcome to the Judge Advocate website! 

We are a joint and combined team of military and civilian legal professionals supporting the readiness, fighting strength, and morale of USFK. 

Through expert legal advice to our clients, we ensure adequate levels of personnel are provided to theater service components so that they can “fight tonight.” 

Our goal is to improve communication, understanding and cooperation between our staff and our customers.  This website is one mechanism to achieve that goal. 

Please contact our webmaster at 723-7868 if you have any questions or notice any errors on our site.

 

Mission

Acts as the primary and special staff legal advisor to the Commander, United Nations Command (UNC) and the Commander, United States Forces Korea (USFK).  Supervises the provision of legal support to all Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine subordinate units in the Korea Theater of Operations.  As Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 8th US Army, responsible for all U.S. Army legal services within Korea (including technical oversight of subordinate general court-martial jurisdictions).  Promulgates theater Army legal policy.