Navy JAG Corps Judge Advocate General's Corps

With only a handful of military treatment facilities with dedicated staff judge advocates (SJAs), there aren’t many judge advocates with medical law experience. Fewer have to deal with the mix of medical law with a layer of foreign national law and a Status of Forces Agreement. Facing a range of issues from medical malpractice, to patient disclosures, to misconduct, the legal staff at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNH Okinawa), the …