R 231350Z OCT 24 MARADMIN 505/24 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC JA// SUBJ/FY25 MILITARY JUSTICE TRAINING CALENDAR// REF/A/MSGID: 10 USC 806// REF/B/MSGID: 10 USC 1044E// REF/C/MSGID: DOD DTM 14-003// NARR/REF (A) IS ARTICLE 6, UCMJ, GRANTING SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY JUSTICE WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS TO THE STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.  REF (B) IS THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THE PROVISION OF VICTIMS' LEGAL COUNSEL, WHICH REQUIRES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRAINING PROGRAM. REF (C) IS DIRECTIVE-TYPE MEMORANDUM 14-003, ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR THE TRAINING OF SPECIAL VICTIM-QUALIFIED LEGAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.// POC/1/TCAP/J. L. AMELL/MAJ/TSO/TEL: 703-693-6306/EMAIL: jeffrey.amell@usmc.mil// POC/2/DCAP/V. L. EHRHARDT/MAJ/DSO/TEL: 910-451-8530/EMAIL: valonne.ehrhardt@usmc.mil// POC/3/DPTY OIC VLCO/N. H. COX /MAJ/VLCO/TEL: 703-604-0088/EMAIL: nathan.cox@usmc.mil// POC/4/DPTY OPSO OSTC/J. A. STOVALL/CAPT/OSTC/TEL: 703-693-6643/ EMAIL: joseph.stovall@usmc.mil// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose.  The purpose of this MARADMIN is to announce the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) 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 (including special trial counsel), defense counsel, VLC, and legal support personnel in accordance with their respective duties. 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 abide by the training requirements and policies of their respective organizations:  the Trial Services Organization (TSO), the Office of Special Trial Counsel (OSTC), 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 FY25 that correspond with the training requirements of the TSO, OSTC, DSO, and VLCO.   4.a.1.  TSO-specific courses.     4.a.1.a.  Army Trial Counsel Assistance Program (TCAP) Basic Trial  Advocacy Course, 2-6 Dec 24 (Fort Belvoir, VA).  4.a.1.b.  Army TCAP Guilty Plea Course, 16-20 Dec 24 (Fort Belvoir, VA). 4.a.1.c.  Army TCAP New Prosecutors Course, 6-10 Jan 25 (Fort Belvoir, VA). 4.a.1.d.  Army TCAP Guilty Plea Course, 22-24 Jan 25 (Fort Belvoir, VA). 4.a.1.e.  TSO Annual Training, 3-7 Feb 25 (National Advocacy Center, Columbia, SC). 4.a.1.f.  Navy TCAP Trial Department Course, 3-7 Feb 25 (NJS, San Diego, CA). 4.a.1.g.  Army TCAP Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 10-14 Mar 25 (Fort Belvoir, VA).  4.a.1.h.  Army TCAP Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 28 Apr–2 May 25  (Fort Belvoir, VA).  4.a.2. DSO-specific courses. 4.a.2.a.  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Defending Sex Cases, 14-15 Nov 24 (Las Vegas, NV). 4.a.2.b.  Naval Justice School – Military Justice Orientation, 4-15 Nov 24 (Newport, RI). 4.a.2.c.  DSO Worldwide Training, 3-7 Feb 25 (DSO, Phoenix, AZ).        4.a.2.d.  National Criminal Defense College – Forensic Cross  Examination Workshop, 5-7 January 2025. 4.a.2.e.  Bronx Defenders Academy, TBD Mar 25 (Bronx Academy, Long Island, NY). 4.a.2.f.  Complex Litigation Course – TBD Mar 25 (Fort Belvoir, VA).  4.a.2.g.  Naval Justice School – Military Justice Orientation,  31 Mar-11 Apr 25 (Newport, RI). 4.a.2.h.  National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2-4 Apr 25 (Virtual) 4.a.2.i.  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Forensic Science and Law Seminar, 24-26 Apr 25 (Las Vegas, NV). 4.a.2.j.  Trial Lawyers College, 1-23 Jun 25 (Montezuma, NM). 4.a.2.k. National Criminal Defense College – Trial Practice  Institute, 15-28 Jun 25 (Fairfax, VA).  4.a.2.l.  National Criminal Defense College – Trial Practice  Institute, 13-26 Jul 25 (Fairfax, VA). 4.a.2.m.  Naval Justice School – Military Justice Orientation,  21 Jul-1 Aug 25 (Newport, RI). 4.a.2.n.  Naval Justice School – Defending Sexual Assault Cases, 11-15 Aug 25 (Fort Belvoir, VA). 4.a.2.o.  National Association for Public Defense – We the Defenders, 12-15 Aug 25 (Detroit, MI).  4.a.2.p.  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Making  the Case for Life, 27-29 Aug 25 (Las Vegas, NV). 4.a.2.q.  Temple University LLM Program – Excelling in Evidence Law,  TBD Aug 25 (Virtual). 4.a.3.  VLCO-specific courses. 4.a.3.a.  USAF Victims’ Counsel Advocacy Course, 4-7 Nov 24 (USAF JAG School, Maxwell AFB, AL). 4.a.3.b.  VLCO Worldwide Training, 3-7 Feb 25 (Location TBD). 4.a.3.c.  Army Special Victims’ Certification Course, 24-28 Feb 25  (TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA). 4.a.3.d.  Navy/USMC Victims’ Legal Counsel Certification Course, 14-24 Apr 25 (NJS, Newport, RI). 4.a.3.e.  USAF Victims’ Counsel Certification Course, 29 Apr-9 May 25 (USAF JAG School, Maxwell AFB, AL). 4.a.3.f.  Army Special Victims’ Certification Course, 4-8 Aug 25  (TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA). 4.a.3.g.  Army Special Victims’ Counsel Child and Domestic Violence Course, 11-15 Aug 25 (TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA). 4.a.4.  OSTC-specific courses. 4.a.4.a.  OSTC Worldwide Training, 3-7 Feb 25 (NAS Mayport, Jacksonville, FL). 4.a.4.b.  Special Trial Certification Course, 28 Apr – 9 May 25 (NAS North Island, Coronado, CA 28 Apr – 2 May 25, TJAGLCS,  Charlottesville, VA 5-9 May 25). 4.a.5.  Courses open to all counsel regardless of organization. 4.a.5.a.  Military Justice Orientation Course, 4-15 Nov 24 (NJS, Newport, RI). 4.a.5.b.  Intermediate Trial Advocacy Course, 10-14 Feb 25 (TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA). 4.a.5.c.  Classified Information Litigation Seminar, 17-21 Feb 25  (NJS, Virtual) 4.a.5.d.  Military Justice Orientation Course, 31 Mar - 11 Apr 25  (NJS, Newport, RI). 4.a.5.e.  Classified Information Litigation Seminar, 26-30 May 25  (NJS, Virtual). 4.a.5.f.  Military Justice Orientation Course, 21 Jul – 1 Aug 25 (NJS, Newport, RI). 4.a.5.g.  Military Justice Leaders Course, 25-29 Aug 25 (TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA). 4.a.5.h.  Trial and Defense Advocacy Course, 8-19 Sep 25 (USAF JAG School, Maxwell AFB, AL). 4.a.6.  Courses open to all legal support personnel regardless of organization.  4.a.6.a.  Paralegal Litigation Support 2-5 Dec 24 (NJA, Virtual).  4.a.6.b.  Paralegal Research and Writing 7-18 Apr 25 (NJS, Newport, RI). 4.a.6.c.  Legal Ethics for Paralegals 31 Mar-4 Apr 25 (NJS, Newport, RI). 4.a.6.d.  Legal Services Military Justice Course 19-23 May 25 (NJS, Newport, RI). 4.a.6.e.  Legal Services Administrative Board Recorder Course, 14-25 Jul 25 (NJS, Newport, RI). 4.a.6.f.  Legal Services Administrative Law Course, 28 Apr-9 May 25 (NJS, Newport, RI). 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 cognizant judicial circuits.  4.b.1.  12-13 Dec 24.  4.b.2.  15-16 May 25.  4.b.3.  11-12 Sep 25. 4.c.  Eligibility.  All trial counsel (including special 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 TSO, OSTC, DSO, or VLCO and who desire to attend one of these courses should contact the Military Justice Branch of 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 David J. Bligh, Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.//