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# Gregory E Maggs

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces · U.S. Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Served 28 years in the U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, retiring as Colonel in 2018
- Gregory E. Maggs is the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, appointed in 2018 by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate, with a background in law, military justice, and academia
- He held the role of Interim Dean twice (2010–11, 2013–14) and has taught constitutional law, counterterrorism law, contracts, and other subjects
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, ?-present
- Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (AFCA), a federal appellate court that hears appeals from military courts-martial and other armed forces legal matters
- Maggs is the co-author of Modern Military Justice: Cases and Materials and has written multiple books on military law and constitutional law

### Education

- Master of Strategic Studies (MSS) — U.S. Army War College — 2014
- Harvard University — J.D. (1988)
- magna cum laude – Harvard Law School, Harvard Law Review Articles Co-Chair — J.D. (1988)
- Harvard University — B.A. (1985)
- summa cum laude – Harvard College, Phi Beta Kappa, John Harvard Scholar — B.A. (1985)

### Additional information

- He assumed the role on February 2, 2018, succeeding Charles E. Erdmann.
- From 1993 to 2018, he was a full-time faculty member at George Washington University Law School, where he was Arthur Selwyn Miller Research Professor of Law and co-director of the National Security & U.S. Foreign Relations Law Program.
- Reserve trial and appellate military judge from 2007 to 2017, and also taught at the U.S. Military Academy.
- Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court (1991–92)
- Anthony M. Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court (1989–90)
- Joseph T. Sneed, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (1988–89)
- In summary, Judge Gregory E. Maggs is a distinguished jurist with deep expertise in military justice, constitutional law, and national security, combining a long military legal career with a prominent academic and judicial role.
- He has received the Judge Advocates Association’s Outstanding Career Armed Services Attorney Award and the Major General William K. Suter Distinguished Judicial Service Award.
- Birth place: Cambridge, MA

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10285/gregory-e-maggs/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10285/gregory-e-maggs/)
- [Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10285/gregory-e-maggs/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10285/gregory-e-maggs/)
- [Biography of Judge Gregory E. Maggs](https://afcca.law.af.mil/afcca_data/cp/maggs_bio.pdf)
- [Gregory Maggs - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Gregory_Maggs)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces — hearing notice](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-12c9dc2d4cb2c9bece48bc93) — CAAF only; compilation amended through May 29, 2026. Court may order otherwise; not applicable to ordinary federal circuits. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/library/Rules/Rules2026MayAmendedThrough29May2026.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.