Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Denmark)

Military Prosecution Service
Forsvarets Auditørkorps
Coat of arms
Active1659; 366 years ago (1659)
Country Kingdom of Denmark
BranchJoined/shared
RoleMilitary justice
Size30[1]
Part ofMinistry of Defence
HeadquartersKastellet
Nickname(s)FAUK
WebsiteOfficial FAUK
Commanders
Judge Advocate GeneralLars Stevnsborg

The Military Prosecution Service or Judge Advocate General's Corps (Danish: Forsvarets Auditørkorps, short FAUK) is a Danish independent military prosecutor and the legal branch of the Danish military. It is a Level.I command and is under the Ministry of Defence. The Judge Advocate General (Danish: Generalauditør) heads the Defence Judge Advocate Corps. It is located at Kastellet in Copenhagen.

The Judge Advocate General and Judge Advocates are members of the military system, but outside the military rank system. The Chief of Defence, otherwise the commander of all Danish military personnel, does not have authority over Judge advocates prosecutors.

In a military criminal case the Defence Judge Advocate Corps conducts investigation and decides whether or not a charge should be brought up.

List of Judge Advocate Generals

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Poul Tscherning
(1627–1666) 		3 June 1659 17 September 1666 † 7 years, 79 days [2]
2 Herman Meier [da]
(1631–1685) 		1666 1679 12–13 years [2]
3 Elias von Hübsch [da]
(?–1703) 		2 June 1679 December 1703 24 years, 5 months [2]
4 Frederik von Weiberg [da]
(1670–1720) 		11 December 1703[a] [2]
– Severin Wildschütz
Acting 		11 December 1703 24 December 1709 6 years, 13 days [2]
5 Hieronymus Bornemann
(1680–1720) 		24 December 1709 December 1720 † 10 years, 11 months [3]
6 Daniel Ditleff Dreesen
(?–1755) 		24 December 1720 29 October 1742 21 years, 309 days [3]
7 Johan Gottlieb Linck
(?–1761) 		29 October 1742[b] 11 January 1749 6 years, 74 days [3]
8 Georg Christoph Schrøder 22 January 1749 9 March 1757 8 years, 46 days [3]
9 Herman Alexander Caroc
(?–1771) 		9 March 1757 November 1766 9 years, 7 months [3]
10 Johan Ernst Eric Schmidt
(1716–1774) 		11 November 1766 8 May 1774 † 7 years, 178 days [4]
11 Vilhelm Bornemann [da]
(1731–1801) 		19 May 1774 15 February 1801 † 26 years, 272 days [4]
12 Anker Vilhelm Frederik Bornemann [da]
(1763–1854) 		13 March 1801 2 February 1822 20 years, 326 days [4]
13 Andreas Aagesen
(1781–1846) 		3 February 1822 15 November 1846 † 24 years, 285 days [5]
14 Anton Wilhelm Scheel [da]
(1799–1879) 		23 November 1846 13 July 1851 4 years, 232 days [6]
15 Carl Christian Hall
(1812–1888) 		19 August 1851 15 April 1854 2 years, 239 days [7]
– Georg Bernhard Bornemann [da]
(1815–1884)
Acting 		15 April 1854 1 April 1856 1 year, 352 days [7]
(14) Anton Wilhelm Scheel [da]
(1799–1879) 		1 April 1856 21 March 1871 14 years, 354 days [7]
16 Georg Bernhard Bornemann [da]
(1815–1884) 		21 March 1871 22 November 1883 12 years, 246 days [8]
17 Hans Christian Steffensen
(1837–1912) 		22 November 1883 3 August 1910 26 years, 254 days [9]
18 Hans Christian Nicolai Giørtz
(1858–1884) 		3 August 1910 31 December 1928 18 years, 150 days [9]
19 Victor Pürschel [da]
(1877–1963) 		1 January 1929 31 May 1945 16 years, 150 days [10]
20 Erik Schäffer
(1880–1970) 		1 June 1945 31 October 1950 5 years, 152 days [10]
21 Knud Franklin Pilgaard Christensen
(1889–1990) 		1 November 1950 31 January 1965 14 years, 91 days [11]
22 Jens Harpøth
(1915–?) 		1 February 1965 1984 18–19 years [11]
23 Verner Egon Gyde
(1923–?) 		1984 1993 8–9 years
24 Per Helmer Lichtenstein
(1942–2017) 		1993 31 October 2007 13–14 years
25 Lars Stevnsborg 1 November 2007 Incumbent 17 years, 61 days [12]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Appointed, but never took office, as he served as Envoy to Vienna.
  2. ^ Served as Judge Advocate General in Norway from 25 December 1730.

References

  1. ^ "About" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wahlstrøm 1969, p. 54.
  3. ^ a b c d e Wahlstrøm 1969, p. 55.
  4. ^ a b c Wahlstrøm 1969, p. 56.
  5. ^ Wahlstrøm 1969, p. 57.
  6. ^ Wahlstrøm 1969, pp. 57–58.
  7. ^ a b c Wahlstrøm 1969, p. 58.
  8. ^ Wahlstrøm 1969, pp. 58–59.
  9. ^ a b Wahlstrøm 1969, p. 59.
  10. ^ a b Wahlstrøm 1969, p. 60.
  11. ^ a b Wahlstrøm 1969, p. 61.
  12. ^ "Lars Stevnsborg ny generalauditør". fyens.dk (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Bibliography
  • Wahlstrøm, Sven (1969). Forsvarets Auditørkorps (in Danish).
  • Defence Judge Advocate Corps (2009). 350 års Jubilæet (PDF) (in Danish). 2100 Copenhagen: Forsvarets Trykkeri Korsør. ISBN 978-87-92431-02-8. Retrieved 16 November 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location (link)