Stuart Risch
Stuart Risch | |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1984–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army United States Army Legal Services Agency |
Stuart W. Risch is a United States Army lieutenant general who currently serves as the 41st Judge Advocate General of the United States Army. He previously served as the Deputy Judge Advocate General of the United States Army and prior to that served as the Commanding General of the United States Army Legal Services Agency.[1][2][3]
Early life and education[]
Raised in Orange and West Orange, New Jersey,[1] Risch graduated from the Newark Academy in 1980.[4] He earned a B.A. degree in government and law and in history from Lafayette College in 1984. Risch later received his J.D. degree from the Seton Hall University School of Law in 1987.
Career[]
He received his LL.M. degree from the The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School in 1996. He also completed a master's degree in strategic studies at the Army War College in 2007.[1]
In June 2021, he was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assigned to replace Charles N. Pede as the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army.[5] He assumed his present rank on July 12, 2021 with his promotion ceremony taking place on July 16, 2021.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Deputy Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army" (PDF). The U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps. September 14, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Army Judge Advocate General Corps leadership visits JBSA-Fort Sam Houston". Joint Base San Antonio.
- ^ "Garnett honored for WWII service". The Daily Progress.
- ^ "Commencement Speaker 2015 Announced". Newark Academy. April 22, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "PN626 - 1 nominee for Army, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Stuart W. Risch (USA)". GOMO. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "WEBCAST: MG STUART W. RISCH PROMOTION CEREMONY". DVIDS. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
External links[]
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