Contact Us
All contact information for the various divisions of the U.S. Navy JAG Corps is available below. Each division links to a home page which includes in-depth information, downloadable documents and descriptions of legal services.
IF YOU NEED LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Eligible personnel may receive legal assistance from any other Service (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps) legal assistance office. To locate the nearest legal assistance office: click here. For a list of frequently asked questions concerning legal assistance, visit the Legal Services FAQ.
Public Affairs (Code 00PA)
The PAO is the primary point of contact for all media and public inquiries. Please be advised that the public affairs office is only able to provide assistance related to the U.S. Navy JAG Corps and is not able to provide legal advice of any kind. Please view the Links section to ensure you have the appropriate department.
If you are seeking legal assistance or defense services, please visit our Legal Services section.
To learn about becoming a uniformed lawyer, visit our JAG Careers section or click the "Careers" tab on the top navigation bar, and then select the career option you wish to learn about.
To request individual courts-martial records of trial, submit a request to the Criminal Law and Military Justice Division. Instructions on how to submit a request are available on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) page.
To locate someone currently serving or has served in the Navy, visit the Navy World Wide Locator.
To obtain personnel information - career management, pay and leave information, visit the Navy Personnel Command.
To request an upgrade to a discharge, visit the Board for Correction of Naval Records.
To get information about benefits and other services for veterans, visit the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
To acquire official Navy personnel records and medals, visit the National Archives.
If you are unable to find your answers here, please check the Navy's Frequently Asked Questions.
Contact Public Affairs
Comm: (202) 685-5275
DSN: 325-5275
HEADQUARTERS
The Office of the Judge Advocate General (OJAG) includes the JAG, the Deputy Judge Advocate General (DJAG), and the Assistant Judge Advocates General (AJAGs), Headquarters Offices, Special Assistants and their staffs.
Main Office Mailing Address:
1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
Special Assistants: Command Master Chief, Inspector General, Special Assistant for Strategic Planning
- Command Master Chief (Code 004)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5190
- Hours: 0630 – 1700, Monday – Friday
- JAG Inspector General (Code 002)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: 1 (800) 522-3451
- Fax: (202) 685-5461
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Special Assistant for Strategic Planning
(Code SASP) - 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5190
- DSN: 325-5190
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
Civil Law
- AJAG, Civil Law (Code 01)
- Office of the Judge Advocate General
- 1322 Patterson Ave, SE, Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5190
- DSN: 325-5190
- Hours: 0730 – 1700, Monday – Friday
- International & Operational Law (Code 10)
- JAG Code 10 Room 4D640
- 2000 Navy Pentagon
- Washington, DC 20350-2000
- Comm: (703) 697-9161
- DSN: 227-9161
- Unclassified Fax: 703-695-8073
- Classified Fax: 703-697-0632
- Hours: 0700 – 1700, Monday – Friday
- Admiralty & Maritime Law (Code 11)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5040
- DSN: 325-5040
- Fax: (202) 685-5471
- Email: Admiralty@navy.mil (unsecured) or admiralty@navy.smil.mil (secure)
- Hours: 0700 – 1700, Monday – Friday
- Environmental Law (Code 12)
- 2000 Navy Pentagon
- Washington, DC 20350-2000
- Comm: (703) 693-1625
- DSN: 223-1625
- Fax: (703) 695-8073
- Hours: 0730 – 1730, Monday – Friday
- Administrative Law (Code 13)
- Pentagon 4D641
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (703) 614-7415
- DSN: 224-7415
- Fax: (703) 614-9400
- Hours: 0700 – 1700, Monday – Friday
- General Litigation (Code 14)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5450
- DSN: 325-5450
- Fax: (202) 685-5472
- Hours: 0800 – 1700, Monday – Friday
- Claims & Tort Litigation
(Code 15) - 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-4600
- DSN: 325-4600
- Fax: (202) 685-5484
- Hours: 0700 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Legal Assistance (Code 16)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-4643
- DSN: 325-4643
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Information Operations and Intelligence Law Division (Code 18)
- Pentagon 4D640
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (703) 614-9772 / 5470
- DSN: 224-9772
- Fax: (703) 695-8073
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
Military Law
- AJAG, Military Law (Code 02)
- 1254 Charles Morris St., SE
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5047
- Comm: (202) 685-7053
- DSN: 325-5190
- Hours: 0730 – 1700, Monday – Friday
- Criminal Law (Code 20)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5047
- Comm: (202) 685-7060
- DSN: 325-7060
- Fax: (202) 685-7687
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- National Security Litigation Division (Code 30)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5482 / 5470
- DSN: 325-5482
- Fax: (202) 685-5467
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Administrative Support (Code 40)
- 1254 Charles Morris St., SE, Suite B01
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5047
- Comm: (202) 685-7067
- DSN: 325-7067
- Fax: (202) 685-7687 / 7084
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Appellate Defense (Code 45)
- 1254 Charles Morris St., SE, Suite B01
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5047
- Comm: (202) 685-7290
- DSN: 221-7290
- Fax: (202) 685-7426
- Hours: 0800 – 1700, Monday – Friday
- Appellate Government (Code 46)
- Bldg. 58, Suite B01
- 1254 Charles Morris St., SE
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5124
- Comm: (202) 685-7680
- DSN: 288-2230
- Fax: (202) 685-7687
- Hours: 0800 – 1700, Monday – Friday
Operations
- AJAG Director of Operations (Code 06)
- Office of the Judge Advocate General
- 1322 Patterson Ave, SE, Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5190
- DSN: 325-5190
- Hours: 0730 – 1700, Monday – Friday
- Executive Administration (Code 60)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5190
- DSN: 325-5190
- Fax: (202) 685-5488
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Military Personnel (Code 61)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5187
- DSN: 325-5187
- Fax: (202) 685-5489
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Reserve & Retired Affairs (Code 62)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5397
- DSN: 325-5397
- Fax: (202) 685-5461
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Management & Plans (Code 63)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5230
- DSN: 325-5230
- Fax: (202) 685-5479
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Fiscal & Resource Services Support (Code 64)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5277
- DSN: 325-5277
- Fax: (202) 685-5455
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Knowledge & Information Services (Code 65)
- 1322 Patterson Ave., Suite 3000
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066
- Comm: (202) 685-5290
- DSN: 325-5290
- Fax: (202) 685-5477
- Email: JAGIR@jag.navy.mil
- Hours: 0700 – 1630, Monday – Friday
Courts
- AJAG Chief Judge / Department of the Navy (Code 05)
- Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary (Code 05)
- United States Navy
- 1254 Charles Morris St., SE, Suite 320
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5124
- Comm: (202) 685-7705
- DSN: 325-7705
- Fax: (202) 685-5893
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
- Chief Judge, Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (NMCCA) (Code 51)
- Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (Code 07)
- United States Navy
- 1254 Charles Morris St., SE, Suite 320
- Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5124
- Comm: (202) 685-7700
- DSN: 325-7700
- Fax: (202) 685-7690
- Hours: 0730 – 1630, Monday – Friday
Defense Service Offices
Defense Service Offices, or DSOs, provide legal advice and representation to eligible service members at courts-martial and administrative proceedings, including enlisted administrative separation boards and officer boards of inquiry, in addition to providing advice to service members on defense-related topics such as nonjudicial punishment.
DSO Commands
Defense Service Office North
Defense Service Office Southeast
Defense Service Office West
Defense Service Office Pacific
Region Legal Service Offices
Region Legal Service Offices, or RLSOs, their detachments and branch offices are organized into departments and divisions that provide services in the functional areas of legal assistance (wills, powers of attorney, etc.), trial counsel, command services, court reporting, international law (overseas RLSOs), ethics counseling and command administration. Local conditions may require variations in organizational structure.
RLSO Commands
Region Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic
Region Legal Service Office Naval District Washington
Region Legal Service Office Southeast
Region Legal Service Office Midwest
Region Legal Service Office Northwest
Region Legal Service Office Southwest
Region Legal Service Office Hawaii
Region Legal Service Office Japan
Region Legal Service Office Europe, Africa, SW Asia (EURAFSWA)
Naval Justice School
The Naval Justice School (NJS) provides intensive instruction to officers and enlisted personnel in the fundamental principles of military justice, civil and administrative law, and procedure, with practical application of those principles to the problems inevitably arising within every command. The NJS curriculum assists in the attainment of a high standard of legal practice and administration of the naval justice and naval disciplinary systems, as well as the naval civil and administrative law system.
- Naval Justice School
- 360 Elliot St.
- Newport, RI 02841
- Registrar: (401) 841-3800 ext. 131
Detachments & Branch Offices
- NJS Detachment Norfolk, Virginia
- 1474 Gilbert St., Suite 105
- Bldg. N-30
- Norfolk, VA 23511
- Registrar: (757) 444-5641
- NJS Detachment San Diego, California
- 3975 Norman Scott Rd.
- Bldg. 3290, 5th Deck
- San Diego, CA 92136
- Registrar: (619) 556-8380
- NJS Branch Office Charlottesville, Virginia
- The Judge Advocate General’s School and Legal Center (Army)
- 600 Massie Rd.
- Charlottesville, VA 22903
- Comm: (434) 971-3375
Office of the General Counsel
Contact information is provided for key personnel in the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel at http://ogc.navy.mil/docs/ogckeyoffices.pdf.