FY27 Military Justice Training Calendar

1. Purpose.  The purpose of this MARADMIN is to
announce the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) military justice and special
victim litigation training schedule for Marine Corps trial counsel 
(including special trial counsel), defense counsel, victims legal
counsel (VLC), and legal support personnel.
2.  Background.  Pursuant to reference (a), the Staff Judge Advocate
to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (SJA to CMC) is responsible
for ensuring the quality of military justice practice within the
Marine Corps.  In keeping with this responsibility, the SJA to CMC is
committed to providing comprehensive and meaningful training,
consistent with references (b) and (c), to all trial counsel, defense
counsel, VLC, and legal support personnel in accordance with their
respective duties.  For purposes of this issuance, the term trial
counsel includes special trial counsel.
3.  Action.  To ensure the proper training of Marine Corps judge
advocates and legal support personnel, Judge Advocate Division,
Headquarters Marine Corps, sponsors and facilitates training that
addresses the full range of military justice practice within the 
Marine Corps, including the unique aspects of handling special victim
cases.  Among other things, this includes training related to:
digital and physical forensics, medical evidence, professional
responsibility obligations, vicarious trauma, and psychological 
aspects of special victim cases.  Executing training associated with
these and related topics on an annual basis helps to sustain a
professional and quality military justice practice within the Marine
Corps while simultaneously fulfilling the requirements of references
(b) and (c).  All military justice practitioners within the Marine
Corps will comply with the training requirements and policies of
their respective organizations: the Prosecution Services Organization
(PSO), the Defense Services Organization (DSO), and the Victims Legal
Counsel Organization (VLCO).
4.  Coordinating instructions.
4.a.  Schedule.  The following is a non-exhaustive list of courses
offered during FY27 that correspond with the training requirements of
the PSO, DSO, and VLCO. 
4.a.1.  PSO-specific courses.
4.a.1.a.  A2027 Military Justice New Developments Course,
20-22 Oct 26 (TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA)
4.a.1.b.  DOW Cyber Crime Center Digital Forensics for Prosecutors
Course, 26-30 Oct 26 (Army Advocacy Center, Fort Belvoir, VA)
4.a.1.c.  Military Justice Orientation Course, 9-20 Nov 26 
(NJS, Newport, RI)
4.a.1.d.  PSO Worldwide Training, 1-5 Feb 27 (Location TBD)
4.a.1.e.  Military Justice Orientation Course, 12-23 Apr 27
(NJS, Newport, RI)
4.a.1.f.  Special Trial Counsel Certification Course, 19-30 Apr 27
(Location TBD)
4.a.1.g.  DOW Cyber Crime Center Digital Forensics for Prosecutors
Course, 21-25 Jun 27 (Army Advocacy Center, Fort Belvoir, VA)
4.a.1.h.  Advanced Cross-Examination for Prosecutors,
27-29 Jul 27 (Minneapolis, MN)
4.a.1.i.  Military Justice Orientation Course, 19-30 Jul 27 
(NJS, Newport, RI)
4.a.2. DSO-specific courses.
4.a.2.a.  Military Justice Orientation (Fall), 8-20 Nov 26 
(NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.2.b.  NACDL Defending Sex Cases, 11-13 Nov 26 (Las Vegas, NV).
4.a.2.c.  DSO Worldwide Training, 1-5 Feb 27 (Phoenix, AZ).
4.a.2.d.  NCDC Cross-Examination Workshop, TBD Mar 27 (Iowa City, IA).
4.a.2.e.  Military Justice Orientation (Spring), TBD April 27
(NJS, Newport, RI).
4.a.2.f.  NACDL Forensic Science, 1-3 Apr 27 (Las Vegas, NV).
4.a.2.g.  NITA Trial Advocacy (Online), 8 Apr 27 (Online).
4.a.2.h.  Joint Capital Defender's Course, 7-9 Apr 27 
(Ft. Belvoir, VA).
4.a.2.i.  NDIA Investigation Academy, 13-16 Apr 27 (Minneapolis, MN).
4.a.2.j.  NACDL AI & Tech in Law, 28-28 May 27 (Philadelphia, PA).
4.a.2.k.  NCDC Trial Practice Institute (Session 1), TBD Jun 27 
(Fairfax, VA).
4.a.2.l.  Bronx Defenders Academy, TBD Jun 27 (Long Island, NY).
4.a.2.m.  NCDC Trial Practice Institute (Session 2), TBD Jul 27    
(Fairfax, VA)
4.a.2.n.  Military Justice Orientation (Summer), TBD Jul 27
(NJS, Newport, RI)
4.a.2.o.  Advanced Defense Advocacy Course (Formerly Defending Sexual 
Assault Cases), 10–14 Aug 27 (Arlington, VA)
4.a.3.  VLCO-specific courses.
4.a.3.a.  VLCO Worldwide Training (Q2), 1-5 Feb 27 (Location TBD).
4.a.3.b.  Army Special Victims' Counsel Certification Course, 8-12
Feb 27 (Charlottesville, VA).
4.a.3.c.  Air Force Special Victims Counsel Course, 12-23 Apr 27
(Montgomery, AL).
4.a.3.d.  Navy/Marine Corps Victims' Legal Counsel Certification
Course, 26 Apr-5 May 26 (Newport, RI).
4.a.3.e.  NCVLI Crime Victim Law Conference, 25-27 May 27 (Portland,
OR).
4.a.3.f.  Army Special Victims Counsel Course, TBD Aug 27
(Charlottesville, VA).
4.a.3.g.  Joint Appellate Advocacy Training, TBD Sep 27
(Washington D.C.)
4.a.4.  Courses open to all counsel and legal support personnel, 
regardless of organization. 
4.a.4.a.  For information on courses and online enrollment, please
visit the JET website at: 
https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/SJA_JET/SitePages/44XX.aspx.
4.b.  Regional Training.  In order to generate unity of effort to
provide regional training to trial counsel, defense counsel, VLC, and
legal support personnel, the below dates are set aside for regional
training.  Regional counsel may modify these quarterly training dates
after coordination with their respective organizational chain of
command and the chief judge of the cognizant judicial circuit(s).
4.b.1.  10-11 Dec 26.
4.b.2.  20-21 May 27.
4.b.3.  16-17 Sep 27.
4.c.  Eligibility.  All trial counsel, defense counsel, VLC, and
legal support personnel are eligible to attend the foregoing courses
in accordance with the policies of their respective organizations.
Personnel not attached to the PSO, DSO, or VLCO and who desire
to attend one of these courses should contact the Military Justice
Branch, Judge Advocate Division for additional guidance.
4.d.  Registration.  Individual attendees may not register for any of
the listed courses directly if they are seeking Judge Advocate 
Division funding.  Regional counsel will coordinate all training 
requests from their region through their respective organizational
chain of command. 
4.e.  Funding.  Guidance regarding funding will be published in
separate correspondence.
4.f.  Cancellations.  Cancellations must conform to the
requirements of the respective course.  Attendees are responsible
for cancelling any flight, lodging, or rental car reservations
they made prior to the cancellation.
5.  Release authorized by Major General Christopher G. Tolar, Staff
Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.