Judge Advocate General (JAG)

Consolidated: The Judge Advocate General (JAG) — commonly referred to as the Office of the Judge Advocate General or JAG — is Starfleet's formal military-legal branch and adjudicatory body. It issues authoritative legal findings (such as initial determinations about the status of individuals or property that launch high-profile hearings), directs prosecutorial action, frames courtroom agendas, and administers military justice through sector offices and designated JAG officers. The office functions as the institutional legal springboard that both prosecution and defense must address within Starfleet judicial processes.