R 151500Z DEC 23
MARADMIN 633/23
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC JA//
SUBJ/FY24 MILITARY JUSTICE TRAINING CALENDAR//
REF/A/DOC/10 USC 806//
REF/B/DOC/10 USC 1044E//
REF/C/DOC/DOD/15DEC16//
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 DIRECTIVE-TYPE MEMORANDUM 14-003, ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR THE TRAINING OF SPECIAL VICTIM-QUALIFIED LEGAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.//
POC/1/TCAP/J. R. WANDREY/CAPT/TSO/TEL: 703-772-4887/EMAIL: JASON.WANDREY@USMC.MIL//
POC/2/DCAP/B. M. KENNEY/MAJ/DSO/TEL: 703-604-5118/EMAIL: BRIAN.KENNEY@USMC.MIL//
POC/3/VLCO/N. H. COX/MAJ/VLCO/TEL: 703-604-0088/EMAIL: NATHAN.COX@USMC.MIL//
POC/4/OSTC/G. S. SHOWS/LTCOL/OSTC/TEL: 703-614-6108/EMAIL: GEOFFREY.SHOWS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. The purpose of this MARADMIN is to announce the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) military justice and special victim litigation training schedule for Marine Corps 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.
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 Trial Services Organization (TSO), the Defense Services Organization (DSO), the Victims’ Legal Counsel Organization (VLCO), and the Office of Special Trial Counsel (OSTC).
4. Coordinating instructions.
4.a. Schedule. The following is a non-exhaustive list of courses offered during FY24 that correspond with the training requirements of the TSO, DSO, and VLCO.
4.a.1. TSO-specific courses.
4.a.1.a. Army Trial Counsel Assistance Program (TCAP) New Prosecutors Course, 22-26 Jan 24 (Location TBD).
4.a.1.b. Army TCAP Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 29 Jan-2 Feb 24 (Location TBD).
4.a.1.c. TSO Annual Training, 5-9 Feb 24 (MCRD, San Diego, CA).
4.a.1.d. U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL) Counsel Laboratory Training, 6-9 Feb 24 (USACIL, GA).
4.a.1.e. Army TCAP Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 8-12 Apr 24 (Location TBD).
4.a.1.f. Army TCAP Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 6-10 May 24 (Location TBD).
4.a.1.g. USACIL Counsel Laboratory Training, 7-10 May 24 (USACIL, GA).
4.a.1.h. Army TCAP New Prosecutors Course, 5-9 Aug 24 (Location TBD).
4.a.1.i. USACIL Counsel Laboratory Training, 6-9 Aug 24 (USACIL, GA).
4.a.1.j. Army TCAP Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 9-13 Sep 24 (Location TBD).
4.a.1.k. Army TCAP New Prosecutors Course 16-20 Sep 24 (Location TBD).
4.a.2. DSO-specific courses.
4.a.2.a. DSO Worldwide Training, 5-9 Feb 24 (DSO, Location TBD).
4.a.2.b. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Forensic Science Seminar, 18-20 Apr 24 (Las Vegas, NV).
4.a.2.c. Trial Practice Institute, TBD Jun-Jul 24 (Fairfax, VA).
4.a.2.d. Bronx Defenders Academy, TBD Jul 24 (Bronx Academy, Long Island, NY).
4.a.2.e. Defending Sexual Assaults Course, 22 Jul-2 Aug 24 (Fort Belvoir, VA).
4.a.2.f. Joint Complex Defense Course, TBD Sep 24 (Charlottesville, VA).
4.a.3. VLCO-specific courses.
4.a.3.a. VLCO Worldwide Training, 5-9 Feb 24 (VLCO, Location TBD).
4.a.3.b. VLC Certification Course, 29 Apr-8 May 24 (Naval Justice School (NJS), Newport, RI).
4.a.3.c. VLC Certification Course, 13-24 May 24 (Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School (AFJAGS), Maxwell Air Force Base, AL).
4.a.3.d. SVC Certification Course, 5-9 Aug 24 (The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (TJAGLCS), Charlottesville, VA).
4.a.4. OSTC-specific courses.
4.a.4.a. OSTC Worldwide Training, 5-9 Feb 24 (OSTC, Mayport, FL).
4.a.4.b. OSTC Certification Course, 13-17 May 24 (OSTC, Coronado, CA).
4.a.5. Courses open to all counsel regardless of organization.
4.a.5.a. Intermediate Trial Advocacy Course, 12-16 Feb 24 (TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA).
4.a.5.b. Military Justice Orientation Course, 8-19 Apr 24 (NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.5.c. Senior Counsel Managers Course, 21-23 May 24 (NJS, San Diego, CA).
4.a.5.d. Classified Information Litigation Seminar, 17-19 Jul 24 (NJS, Virtual).
4.a.5.e. Military Justice Orientation Course, 22 Jul–2 Aug 24 (NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.6. Courses open to all legal support personnel regardless of organization.
4.a.6.a. Paralegal Litigation Support Course, 4-8 Dec 23 (NJS, Virtual).
4.a.6.b. Legal Ethics for Paralegals Course, 1-5 Apr 24 (NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.6.c. Paralegal Research and Writing Course, 8-19 Apr 24 (NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.6.d. Legal Services Administrative Law Course, 29 Apr-10 May 24 (NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.6.e. Legal Services Military Justice Course, 20-24 May 24 (NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.6.f. Paralegal Litigation Support Course, 10-14 Jun 24 (NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.6.g. Legal Services Administrative Board Recorder Course, 15-26 Jul 24 (NJS, Newport, RI).
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 cognizant judicial circuits.
4.b.1. 7-8 Dec 23.
4.b.2. 9-10 May 24.
4.b.3. 19-20 Sep 24.
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 TSO, DSO, VLCO, or OSTC 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 David J. Bligh, Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.//