Jack Nevin is a

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, retired

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judge in Pierce County,

, and a visiting professor at

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. He was formerly a military lawyer. He is currently a brigadier general in the

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. He is the chief judge of the

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Education

Military career

Nevin has been in the US military for over thirty years.

Legal career

Nevin helped newly formed countries set out their own rules for their judiciaries. In January 2012, Nevin was an observer at the military commissions at the

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In 2003, Nevin was chosen by the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association to be Washington State's Judge of the Year. He retired from the Washington Superior Court on December 21, 2020.

References

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