Nicholas J. Kadlec, LL.M., J.D.
Military Professor Stockton Center for International Law
Biography
Cmdr. Kadlec is an active-duty Navy Judge Advocate and military professor in the Stockton Center for International Law. His prior assignments include Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for National Security Law, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Hawai'i; Assistant Fleet Judge Advocate, U.S. 5th Fleet, Bahrain; and Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, Afghanistan. He has also served at the Pentagon, Washington Navy Yard, and Naval Station Norfolk in various legal assignments. He holds an LL.M. from Georgetown Law, M.A. from the U.S. Naval War College, J.D. from California Western School of Law, and B.A. from the University of California at Davis.
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Areas of Expertise
- Asia-Pacific
- Human Rights
- International Law
- Joint Operations
- Rules of Engagement
- South China Sea
- UNCLOS
Professional Highlights
Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for National Security Law & Operational Law, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (Hawai'i)
Professional Development Officer, Region Legal Service Office Naval District Washington (Washington D.C.)
Deputy Assistant Fleet/Force Judge Advocate, U.S. FIFTH Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (Bahrain)
Administrative Law Attorney, Office of the Judge Advocate General Administrative Law Division (Code 13) (Pentagon)
Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 (Afghanistan)
Trial Counsel/Command Services Attorney, Region Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic (Norfolk)
Education
LL.M., Georgetown Law, National Security Law, with distinction
M.A., U.S. Naval War College, National Security and Strategic Studies, with highest distinction
J.D., California Western School of Law, magna cum laude
B.A., University of California at Davis
Cert., Georgetown Law, International Human Rights Law
Awards and Decorations
Drs. Daniel and Susan Thys Academic Award
U.S. Naval War College, 2024
VADM James H. Doyle, Jr., Military Operations & International Law Award
U.S. Naval War College, 2024
Naval Legal Service Command Leader of the Year Award
U.S. Navy JAG Corps, 2018
External Memberships and Associations
California Bar
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