Judge Advocate General (Canada)

Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces
Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces
Juge-avocat général des Forces canadiennes
	Incumbent; Geneviève Bernatchez; since June 28, 2017
	Canadian Armed Forces; Department of National Defence
Reports to	Minister of National Defence
Appointer	Governor in Council; on the Advice of the minister of national defence
Term length	No more than 4 years;; renewable
Website	www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/judge-advocate-general.html

The judge advocate general of the Canadian Forces (JAG; French: juge-avocat général des Forces canadiennes) is the senior legal officer who superintends the administration of military justice in the Canadian Armed Forces, and provides legal advice on military matters to the governor general, the minister of national defence, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. The office is defined in section 9 of the National Defence Act.

The 15th and current judge advocate general is Rear Admiral Geneviève Bernatchez, since June 28, 2017.

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