MARADMIN 476/26
FY27 MILITARY JUSTICE TRAINING CALENDAR
R 051830Z OCT 26 MARADMIN 476/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC JA// SUBJ/FY27 MILITARY JUSTICE TRAINING CALENDAR// REF/A/MSGID: 10 USC 806// REF/B/MSGID: 10 USC 1044E// REF/C/MSGID: FY22 NDAA// NARR/REF (A) IS ARTICLE 6, UCMJ, GRANTING SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY JUSTICE WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS TO THE STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS. REF (B) IS THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THE PROVISION OF VICTIMS' LEGAL COUNSEL, WHICH REQUIRES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRAINING PROGRAM. REF (C) IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, WHICH REQUIRES THAT SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL AND DEFENSE COUNSEL ARE WELL-TRAINED TO HANDLE COVERED-OFFENSE CASES. SEE SECTIONS 532 and 549D).// POC/1/PSO/J. A. STOVALL/MAJ/PSO/TEL: 703-693-6643/EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/2/DSO/J. M. ORTIZ/MAJ/DSO/TEL: 732-642-3912/EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/3/VLCO/L. E. NEAL/MAJ/VLCO/TEL: 703-955-1421/EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. The purpose of this MARADMIN is to announce the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) military justice and special victim litigation training schedule for Marine Corps trial counsel (including special trial counsel), defense counsel, victims legal counsel (VLC), and legal support personnel. 2. Background. Pursuant to reference (a), the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (SJA to CMC) is responsible for ensuring the quality of military justice practice within the Marine Corps. In keeping with this responsibility, the SJA to CMC is committed to providing comprehensive and meaningful training, consistent with references (b) and (c), to all trial counsel, defense counsel, VLC, and legal support personnel in accordance with their respective duties. For purposes of this issuance, the term trial counsel includes special trial counsel. 3. Action. To ensure the proper training of Marine Corps judge advocates and legal support personnel, Judge Advocate Division, Headquarters Marine Corps, sponsors and facilitates training that addresses the full range of military justice practice within the Marine Corps, including the unique aspects of handling special victim cases. Among other things, this includes training related to: digital and physical forensics, medical evidence, professional responsibility obligations, vicarious trauma, and psychological aspects of special victim cases. Executing training associated with these and related topics on an annual basis helps to sustain a professional and quality military justice practice within the Marine Corps while simultaneously fulfilling the requirements of references (b) and (c). All military justice practitioners within the Marine Corps will comply with the training requirements and policies of their respective organizations: the Prosecution Services Organization (PSO), the Defense Services Organization (DSO), and the Victims Legal Counsel Organization (VLCO). 4. Coordinating instructions. 4.a. Schedule. The following is a non-exhaustive list of courses offered during FY27 that correspond with the training requirements of the PSO, DSO, and VLCO. 4.a.1. PSO-specific courses. 4.a.1.a. A2027 Military Justice New Developments Course, 20-22 Oct 26 (TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA) 4.a.1.b. DOW Cyber Crime Center Digital Forensics for Prosecutors Course, 26-30 Oct 26 (Army Advocacy Center, Fort Belvoir, VA) 4.a.1.c. Military Justice Orientation Course, 9-20 Nov 26 (NJS, Newport, RI) 4.a.1.d. PSO Worldwide Training, 1-5 Feb 27 (Location TBD) 4.a.1.e. Military Justice Orientation Course, 12-23 Apr 27 (NJS, Newport, RI) 4.a.1.f. Special Trial Counsel Certification Course, 19-30 Apr 27 (Location TBD) 4.a.1.g. DOW Cyber Crime Center Digital Forensics for Prosecutors Course, 21-25 Jun 27 (Army Advocacy Center, Fort Belvoir, VA) 4.a.1.h. Advanced Cross-Examination for Prosecutors, 27-29 Jul 27 (Minneapolis, MN) 4.a.1.i. Military Justice Orientation Course, 19-30 Jul 27 (NJS, Newport, RI) 4.a.2. DSO-specific courses. 4.a.2.a. Military Justice Orientation (Fall), 8-20 Nov 26 (NJS, Newport, RI). 4.a.2.b. NACDL Defending Sex Cases, 11-13 Nov 26 (Las Vegas, NV). 4.a.2.c. DSO Worldwide Training, 1-5 Feb 27 (Phoenix, AZ). 4.a.2.d. NCDC Cross-Examination Workshop, TBD Mar 27 (Iowa City, IA). 4.a.2.e. Military Justice Orientation (Spring), TBD April 27 (NJS, Newport, RI). 4.a.2.f. NACDL Forensic Science, 1-3 Apr 27 (Las Vegas, NV). 4.a.2.g. NITA Trial Advocacy (Online), 8 Apr 27 (Online). 4.a.2.h. Joint Capital Defender's Course, 7-9 Apr 27 (Ft. Belvoir, VA). 4.a.2.i. NDIA Investigation Academy, 13-16 Apr 27 (Minneapolis, MN). 4.a.2.j. NACDL AI & Tech in Law, 28-28 May 27 (Philadelphia, PA). 4.a.2.k. NCDC Trial Practice Institute (Session 1), TBD Jun 27 (Fairfax, VA). 4.a.2.l. Bronx Defenders Academy, TBD Jun 27 (Long Island, NY). 4.a.2.m. NCDC Trial Practice Institute (Session 2), TBD Jul 27 (Fairfax, VA) 4.a.2.n. Military Justice Orientation (Summer), TBD Jul 27 (NJS, Newport, RI) 4.a.2.o. Advanced Defense Advocacy Course (Formerly Defending Sexual Assault Cases), 10–14 Aug 27 (Arlington, VA) 4.a.3. VLCO-specific courses. 4.a.3.a. VLCO Worldwide Training (Q2), 1-5 Feb 27 (Location TBD). 4.a.3.b. Army Special Victims’ Counsel Certification Course, 8-12 Feb 27 (Charlottesville, VA). 4.a.3.c. Air Force Special Victims Counsel Course, 12-23 Apr 27 (Montgomery, AL). 4.a.3.d. Navy/Marine Corps Victims’ Legal Counsel Certification Course, 26 Apr-5 May 26 (Newport, RI). 4.a.3.e. NCVLI Crime Victim Law Conference, 25-27 May 27 (Portland, OR). 4.a.3.f. Army Special Victims Counsel Course, TBD Aug 27 (Charlottesville, VA). 4.a.3.g. Joint Appellate Advocacy Training, TBD Sep 27 (Washington D.C.) 4.a.4. Courses open to all counsel and legal support personnel, regardless of organization. 4.a.4.a. For information on courses and online enrollment, please visit the JET website at: https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/SJA_JET/SitePages/44XX.aspx. 4.b. Regional Training. In order to generate unity of effort to provide regional training to trial counsel, defense counsel, VLC, and legal support personnel, the below dates are set aside for regional training. Regional counsel may modify these quarterly training dates after coordination with their respective organizational chain of command and the chief judge of the cognizant judicial circuit(s). 4.b.1. 10-11 Dec 26. 4.b.2. 20-21 May 27. 4.b.3. 16-17 Sep 27. 4.c. Eligibility. All trial counsel, defense counsel, VLC, and legal support personnel are eligible to attend the foregoing courses in accordance with the policies of their respective organizations. Personnel not attached to the PSO, DSO, or VLCO and who desire to attend one of these courses should contact the Military Justice Branch, Judge Advocate Division for additional guidance. 4.d. Registration. Individual attendees may not register for any of the listed courses directly if they are seeking Judge Advocate Division funding. Regional counsel will coordinate all training requests from their region through their respective organizational chain of command. 4.e. Funding. Guidance regarding funding will be published in separate correspondence. 4.f. Cancellations. Cancellations must conform to the requirements of the respective course. Attendees are responsible for cancelling any flight, lodging, or rental car reservations they made prior to the cancellation. 5. Release authorized by Major General Christopher G. Tolar, Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.//