R 231350Z OCT 24
MARADMIN 505/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC JA//
SUBJ/FY25 MILITARY JUSTICE TRAINING CALENDAR//
REF/A/MSGID: 10 USC 806//
REF/B/MSGID: 10 USC 1044E//
REF/C/MSGID: DOD DTM 14-003//
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. L. AMELL/MAJ/TSO/TEL: 703-693-6306/EMAIL:
jeffrey.amell@usmc.mil//
POC/2/DCAP/V. L. EHRHARDT/MAJ/DSO/TEL: 910-451-8530/EMAIL:
valonne.ehrhardt@usmc.mil//
POC/3/DPTY OIC VLCO/N. H. COX /MAJ/VLCO/TEL: 703-604-0088/EMAIL:
nathan.cox@usmc.mil//
POC/4/DPTY OPSO OSTC/J. A. STOVALL/CAPT/OSTC/TEL: 703-693-6643/
EMAIL: joseph.stovall@usmc.mil//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. The purpose of this MARADMIN is to
announce the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) 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
(including special 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 abide by the training requirements and policies of their
respective organizations: the Trial Services Organization (TSO), the
Office of Special Trial Counsel (OSTC), 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 FY25 that correspond with the training requirements of
the TSO, OSTC, DSO, and VLCO.
4.a.1. TSO-specific courses.
4.a.1.a. Army Trial Counsel Assistance Program (TCAP) Basic Trial
Advocacy Course, 2-6 Dec 24 (Fort Belvoir, VA).
4.a.1.b. Army TCAP Guilty Plea Course, 16-20 Dec 24 (Fort Belvoir,
VA).
4.a.1.c. Army TCAP New Prosecutors Course, 6-10 Jan 25 (Fort
Belvoir, VA).
4.a.1.d. Army TCAP Guilty Plea Course, 22-24 Jan 25 (Fort Belvoir,
VA).
4.a.1.e. TSO Annual Training, 3-7 Feb 25 (National Advocacy Center,
Columbia, SC).
4.a.1.f. Navy TCAP Trial Department Course, 3-7 Feb 25 (NJS, San
Diego, CA).
4.a.1.g. Army TCAP Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 10-14 Mar 25 (Fort
Belvoir, VA).
4.a.1.h. Army TCAP Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 28 Apr–2 May 25
(Fort Belvoir, VA).
4.a.2. DSO-specific courses.
4.a.2.a. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers –
Defending Sex Cases, 14-15 Nov 24 (Las Vegas, NV).
4.a.2.b. Naval Justice School – Military Justice Orientation, 4-15
Nov 24 (Newport, RI).
4.a.2.c. DSO Worldwide Training, 3-7 Feb 25 (DSO, Phoenix, AZ).
4.a.2.d. National Criminal Defense College – Forensic Cross
Examination Workshop, 5-7 January 2025.
4.a.2.e. Bronx Defenders Academy, TBD Mar 25 (Bronx Academy, Long
Island, NY).
4.a.2.f. Complex Litigation Course – TBD Mar 25 (Fort Belvoir, VA).
4.a.2.g. Naval Justice School – Military Justice Orientation,
31 Mar-11 Apr 25 (Newport, RI).
4.a.2.h. National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2-4 Apr 25 (Virtual)
4.a.2.i. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Forensic
Science and Law Seminar, 24-26 Apr 25 (Las Vegas, NV).
4.a.2.j. Trial Lawyers College, 1-23 Jun 25 (Montezuma, NM).
4.a.2.k. National Criminal Defense College – Trial Practice
Institute, 15-28 Jun 25 (Fairfax, VA).
4.a.2.l. National Criminal Defense College – Trial Practice
Institute, 13-26 Jul 25 (Fairfax, VA).
4.a.2.m. Naval Justice School – Military Justice Orientation,
21 Jul-1 Aug 25 (Newport, RI).
4.a.2.n. Naval Justice School – Defending Sexual Assault Cases,
11-15 Aug 25 (Fort Belvoir, VA).
4.a.2.o. National Association for Public Defense – We the Defenders,
12-15 Aug 25 (Detroit, MI).
4.a.2.p. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Making
the Case for Life, 27-29 Aug 25 (Las Vegas, NV).
4.a.2.q. Temple University LLM Program – Excelling in Evidence Law,
TBD Aug 25 (Virtual).
4.a.3. VLCO-specific courses.
4.a.3.a. USAF Victims’ Counsel Advocacy Course, 4-7 Nov 24 (USAF JAG
School, Maxwell AFB, AL).
4.a.3.b. VLCO Worldwide Training, 3-7 Feb 25 (Location TBD).
4.a.3.c. Army Special Victims’ Certification Course, 24-28 Feb 25
(TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA).
4.a.3.d. Navy/USMC Victims’ Legal Counsel Certification Course,
14-24 Apr 25 (NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.3.e. USAF Victims’ Counsel Certification Course, 29 Apr-9 May 25
(USAF JAG School, Maxwell AFB, AL).
4.a.3.f. Army Special Victims’ Certification Course, 4-8 Aug 25
(TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA).
4.a.3.g. Army Special Victims’ Counsel Child and Domestic Violence
Course, 11-15 Aug 25 (TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA).
4.a.4. OSTC-specific courses.
4.a.4.a. OSTC Worldwide Training, 3-7 Feb 25 (NAS Mayport,
Jacksonville, FL).
4.a.4.b. Special Trial Certification Course, 28 Apr – 9 May 25 (NAS
North Island, Coronado, CA 28 Apr – 2 May 25, TJAGLCS,
Charlottesville, VA 5-9 May 25).
4.a.5. Courses open to all counsel regardless of organization.
4.a.5.a. Military Justice Orientation Course, 4-15 Nov 24 (NJS,
Newport, RI).
4.a.5.b. Intermediate Trial Advocacy Course, 10-14 Feb 25 (TJAGLCS,
Charlottesville, VA).
4.a.5.c. Classified Information Litigation Seminar, 17-21 Feb 25
(NJS, Virtual)
4.a.5.d. Military Justice Orientation Course, 31 Mar - 11 Apr 25
(NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.5.e. Classified Information Litigation Seminar, 26-30 May 25
(NJS, Virtual).
4.a.5.f. Military Justice Orientation Course, 21 Jul – 1 Aug 25
(NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.5.g. Military Justice Leaders Course, 25-29 Aug 25 (TJAGLCS,
Charlottesville, VA).
4.a.5.h. Trial and Defense Advocacy Course, 8-19 Sep 25 (USAF JAG
School, Maxwell AFB, AL).
4.a.6. Courses open to all legal support personnel regardless of
organization.
4.a.6.a. Paralegal Litigation Support 2-5 Dec 24 (NJA, Virtual).
4.a.6.b. Paralegal Research and Writing 7-18 Apr 25 (NJS, Newport,
RI).
4.a.6.c. Legal Ethics for Paralegals 31 Mar-4 Apr 25 (NJS, Newport,
RI).
4.a.6.d. Legal Services Military Justice Course 19-23 May 25 (NJS,
Newport, RI).
4.a.6.e. Legal Services Administrative Board Recorder Course, 14-25
Jul 25 (NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.6.f. Legal Services Administrative Law Course, 28 Apr-9 May 25
(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. 12-13 Dec 24.
4.b.2. 15-16 May 25.
4.b.3. 11-12 Sep 25.
4.c. Eligibility. All trial counsel (including special 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, OSTC, DSO, or VLCO and who desire to attend one of these
courses should contact the Military Justice Branch of 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.//