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JAA Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Life Service Award The Judge Advocates Association has established its Distinguished Life Service Award for those very special individuals who have demonstrated a lifetime of (1) dedicated service to the principles of military and veterans law and justice and (2) devotion to and furtherance of the mission and objectives of the Association and its members. The Award was first presented to Chief Judge Robinson O. Everett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. The Association then received permission from Judge Everett to name the award after him. The Award is the Association's highest award.
In 2007, the Judge
Advocates Association proudly presented its highest award to long-time
member Brigadier General Thomas L. Hemingway.
The following is an edited version of Judge Everett’s remarks in
presenting the award:
"The Judge Advocate Association has
established a Distinguished Life Service Award for those very special
individuals who have given a lifetime of dedicated service to the sacred
principles of military and veterans’ law and justice.
As Brig Gen Ed Rodriquez just stated, after the JAA presented the
first award to me, they asked my permission to name this cherished award
after me. I was deeply
honored. Tonight, we will
present the award to Tom
Hemingway, a dear friend of mine and the Judge Advocates Association.
General Hemingway has made lasting contributions to the JAG Corps
by his leadership in many arenas.
As a Board Member and President of the Judge Advocates
Association, Tom addressed many critical, timely issues relating to JAGs
and our military. Now, he is
our wise voice for the Judge Advocates Association at the House of
Delegates of the American Bar Association.
He is also a member of the advisory committee of the
Tom has devoted his talents in many other
ways; he has served on the Board of Directors of the
Tom had an absolutely sterling career as
an Air Force judge Advocate.
A Distinguished ROTC graduate
Next, Tom was appointed to the Air Force
Court of Military Review.
After 16 months on the court, he was named Chief of Military Justice for
the Air Force. During that
assignment he served as the Chairman of the Joint Service Committee on
Military Justice and as Chairman of the Military Justice Act of 1983
Commission which was chartered by Congress.
For his work in those two capacities, he was presented the
Justice Tom C. Clark Award for Outstanding Federal Legal Service by the
DC Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He is the only officer of the
military service to receive the award.
Tom returned to Germany as SJA for
Headquarters Seventeenth Air Force, at the time the largest general
court-martial jurisdiction in the Air Force, and subsequently as the
Staff Judge Advocate at Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe.
While at USAFE, General Hemingway engaged in high level Department of
Defense negotiations with all of our NATO partners. During his final
European tour, Tom witnessed the deployment and redeployment of the
ground launched cruise missile (GLCM) system and the fall of the
Next, as Director of the Air Force
Judiciary, Tom supervised the Air Force’s worldwide judicial system and
the 650 judge advocates and paralegals assigned to the trial, defense
and judicial functions. In
1991, Tom was selected for promotion to the grade of Brigadier General
and assigned as the Chief Counsel for
The award presented to Tom reads:
“The Judge Advocates Association takes great pleasure in
presenting its Distinguished Life Service Award to Brigadier Thomas L.
Hemingway for a lifetime of dedicated service to the sacred principles
of military and veterans’ law and justice and devotion to and
furtherance of the mission and objectives of this Association and its
members – with grateful appreciation – May 2007.” Past Recipients: 2006: Major General Robert E. Murray, USA
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