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About Jeffrey F. Addicott

Lt. Colonel (U.S. Army, ret.) Jeffrey F. Addicott is a full Professor of Law and the Director of the Warrior Defense Project at St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas. An active duty Army officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps for twenty years, Professor Addicott spent a quarter of his career as the senior legal advisor to the United States Army’s Special Forces.
 
As an internationally recognized authority on national security and terrorism law, Professor Addicott not only lectures and participates in professional and academic organizations both in the United States and abroad (over 900 speeches), but he also testifies before Congress on a variety of legal issues.
 
Dr. Addicott is a regular contributor to national and international news media outlets to include FOX NEWS, MSNBC, OAN, CNN, BBC, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Addicott has published over 60 books, articles, and monographs on a variety of legal and policy issues. His most recent book (2020) is entitled Trump Judges: Protecting America's Establishment Pillars to "Make America Great Again."
 
Among his many contributions to the field, Professor Addicott pioneered the teaching of law of war and human rights courses to the militaries of numerous nascent democracies in Eastern Europe and Latin America. For these efforts, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, named the “Army Judge Advocate of the Year,” and honored as a co-recipient of the American Bar Association’s Hodson Award.
 
Addicott has served in senior legal positions in Germany, Korea, Panama, and throughout the United States. Professor Addicott holds a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Virginia School of Law. He also received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the Army Judge Advocate General’s School, where he was the Deputy Director of the International & Operational Law Division, and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Alabama School of Law.
 
Apart from teaching a variety of courses at the law school, including National Security Law and Terrorism Law, Dr. Addicott served as the Associate Dean for Administration at St. Mary’s University School of Law (2006-2007) and as the Director of the Center for Terrorism Law (2005-2018). Dr. Addicott was the 2007 recipient of “St. Mary’s University School of Law Distinguished Faculty Award.”

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Present Director, Warrior Defense Project/Professor of Law, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX St. Mary's University School of Law
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Recent Works (4)

Terrorism Law (10)

Military Law (6)

Research Works (4)