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Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy



         


In 1967, Congress decided to establish the Judge Advocate General's Corps within the Department of the Navy. The legislation was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on December 8, 1967, and ensured Navy lawyers' status as members of a distinct professional group within the Navy, similar to physicians and chaplains.

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