Shane Richardson Reeves is a

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brigadier general serving as the 15th

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of the

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Military career

Reeves graduated from the

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in 1996 with a

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degree and was commissioned as an

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officer. Upon graduation he served for four years at the

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in various positions. He subsequently became a part of the Judge Advocate General's Corps after graduating from law school at William & Mary in 2003. Later, Reeves served in numerous legal positions with the 1st Infantry Division, 1st Armored Division,

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, and

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. He also completed a Master of Laws degree in military justice at The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School in 2008.

Career at West Point

Since 2011, Reeves taught in United States Military Academy’s Law Department. Where in 2015 he became deputy department head, and later department head in 2020. In this capacity Reeves also a founded and was the inaugural and director of the Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare. On May 28, 2021, Reeves succeeded Cindy Jebb as the Dean.

Personal life

Reeves is married and has three children. He is admitted to practice law before the

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, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the United States Supreme Court.

Citations

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