Keynote Speaker:

BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES R. MARSHALL

Brigadier General James R. Marshall is the Air National Guard assistant to staff judge advocate, Headquarters Air Combat Command (ACC), Langley Air Force Base, Va. He serves as the principal advisor on Air National Guard legal services and operational law issues to the staff judge advocate for Air Combat Command. His responsibilities include training oversight and operational readiness of the 42 Air National Guard legal offices in the command. As a member of the judge advocate general’s Air National Guard Council, he coordinates policies and programs for ACC-gained Air National Guard judge advocates and paralegals with the staff judge advocate for Air Combat Command and various directorates within the Air National Guard.

The general, entered the Air Force in 1972 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. After serving four years as an imagery intelligence officer, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., he was selected to attend law school on an Air Force sponsored program. Following graduation from law school in 1979, he was designated as a judge advocate. He has served in judge advocate positions in the Air Force, the Air Force Reserves, and as a staff judge advocate at the wing level in the Air National Guard. As an additional duty, he also served as the Air National Guard judge advocate liaison for 8th Air Force and 15th Air Force.
 

EDUCATION:

1972 Bachelor of arts degree in journalism, University of Oklahoma, Norman
1974 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1976 Master of arts degree in international relations, Creighton University, Omaha, Neb.
1979 Juris Doctor, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman
1985 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1997 Air War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. November 1972 - May 1973, student, Imagery Interpretation Officer School, 3430th Student Squadron, Lowry Air Force Base, Colo.
2. May 1973 - August 1976, imagery intelligence officer, 544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
3. August 1976 - June 1978, Excess Leave Program (Law School), University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
4. June 1978 - September 1979, Funded Legal Education Program (Law School), University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
5. September 1979 - September 1980, judge advocate, 1776th Air Base Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
6. September 1980 - September 1981, chief, military justice, 1776th Air Base Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
7. September 1981 - August 1983, area defense counsel, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
8. August 1983 - November 1983, judge advocate, 9005th Air Reserve Squadron, Denver, Colo.
9. November 1983 - December 1985, judge advocate, 137th Tactical Airlift Wing, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Okla.
10. December 1985 - March 1998, staff judge advocate, 137th Airlift Wing, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Okla.
11. March 1998 - March 2000, Air National Guard assistant to the staff judge advocate, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
12. March 2000 - October 2003, Air National Guard Assistant to staff judge advocate, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
13. October 2003 - Present, Air National Guard assistant to the staff judge advocate, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 devices
Air Force Commendation Medal with 2 devices
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 2 devices
National Defense Service Medal with 1 device
Air Force Longevity Service Award with 6 devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with 1 device
Air Force Training Ribbon

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Attorney, private practice of law

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:

Oklahoma Bar Association
U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Pottawatomie County Bar Association - President 1998
National Guard Association of the United States - Life Member
National Guard Association of Oklahoma - Life Member
American Bar Association
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

National Guard Bureau Minuteman Award, 2001
Air National Guard Outstanding Judge Advocate Award, 1996

EFFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant May 14, 1972
First Lieutenant May 14, 1974
Captain May 14, 1976
Major May 14, 1986
Lieutenant Colonel July 31, 1990
Colonel Dec 18, 1997
Brigadier General Mar 30, 2001