Provide principled counsel and premier legal services, as committed members and leaders in the legal and Army professions, in support of a ready, globally responsive, and regionally engaged Army.
The JAG Corps of 2030 will be the most highly trained and values-based team of trusted legal Army professionals who excel in our Army and Joint Force missions in an increasingly complex and legally dynamic world.
On 16 August 2024, Major General Robert Borcherding assumed duties as our Army’s 23rd Deputy Judge Advocate General. Originally from Chino Hills, California, Major General Borcherding graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1993 where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations and was commissioned as an officer in the Corps of Engineers. He served as a Platoon Leader and Logistics Officer, 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, before being selected for the Army’s Funded Legal Education Program, receiving his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law and transferring to the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps in 1999.
William J. Koon is the Director, Civilian Personnel, Labor and Employment Law for the Office of The Judge Advocate General (OTJAG), and serves as the Functional Chief’s Representative for the Legal Career Program (CP-56). He is the primary legal advisor to HQDA proponents of policies, programs and plans affecting the Army’s civilian employees. He leads a team of attorneys who advise and counsel HQDA officials on civilian personnel matters and represent the Army in administrative litigation. He is the chief advisor to The Judge Advocate General on all matters relating to civilian employees of the JAGC, with emphasis on the professional development of over 500 civilian attorneys and over 600 civilian paraprofessionals, and is responsible for management and administration of the Army-wide Labor Counselor Program.
Chief Warrant Officer Five Tammy Richmond is a native of Oklahoma. She enlisted in the United States Army in 1998 as a 71D, Legal Specialist, and was selected to attend Warrant Officer Candidate School in 2004 and appointed as a Warrant Officer One in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
Command Sergeant Major Mike Bostic is a native of Bennettsville, South Carolina. He completed Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, later graduated Legal Specialist AIT at Fort Jackson, SC and Airborne School at Fort Benning, GA in 1994. CSM Bostic and his wife Kristen, have two children- Madison & Gavin.
The Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG Corps) is a different kind of law firm. Since its founding in 1775, the JAG Corps has retained its original mission to represent the legal interests of Soldiers and the U.S. Army with unmatched strength and courage, character and commitment, and unsurpassed knowledge of the law.
To find out more about our Corps, click on the following link for a series of available podcasts: The Quill and Sword Podcast - The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center & School - TJAGLCS (army.mil)
