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Alexander J. Zoll

Counsel of record in 20 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(15 as defense counsel, 5 as trial counsel)
Jun 2016 to Jul 2020

20Cases
15As defense counsel
5As trial counsel
8Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 3.9

15Cases
7Contested
71%Acquitted, contested cases (5 of 7)
14%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 7)

Pleas When Defending

  • Not Guilty7 (47%)
  • Not Reported8 (53%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone8 (53%)
  • Enlisted Panel5 (33%)
  • Officer Panel2 (13%)

Contested Panel Cases: 7 of 7

  • Enlisted Panel5 of 7
  • Officer Panel2 of 7

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted9 (60%)
  • Partial Acquittal1 (7%)
  • Acquitted5 (33%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Enlisted Panel5005
Officer Panel2110

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (10 Convictions)

  • BCD6 of 10
  • No Punitive Discharge4 of 10

No Punitive Discharge

4 of 10 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge4 of 10
60%Punitive discharge, enlisted (6 of 10)
100%Confinement (10 of 10 convictions)
4 moMedian confinement
10 moLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances8180
Art. 128 Assault1110
Art. 86 AWOL1010
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer1010
Art. 91 Insubordinate conduct toward NCO1010
Charges not listed in the record5505

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 0.9

5Cases
1Contested
100%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 1)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Not Reported5 (100%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone5 (100%)

Contested Panel Cases: 0 of 1

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 1
  • Officer Panel0 of 1

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted4 (80%)
  • Acquitted1 (20%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1001

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (4 Convictions)

  • BCD1 of 4
  • No Punitive Discharge3 of 4

No Punitive Discharge

3 of 4 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge3 of 4
25%Punitive discharge, enlisted (1 of 4)
100%Confinement (4 of 4 convictions)
52 daysMedian confinement
4 moLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances4040
Art. 107 False official statements1010
Art. 128 Assault1010
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation1010
Charges not listed in the record1101

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Dyess AFB, Texas 11
  • Little Rock AFB, Arkansas 5
  • JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska 1
  • Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota 1
  • McConnell AFB, Kansas 1
  • JBSA - Lackland, Texas 1

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Counsel of record means this lawyer is listed as defense counsel or trial counsel in the public record of the case. Most cases list more than one lawyer on each side, and the records do not say who led or who argued, so the numbers describe cases this lawyer was counsel on, not individual wins or losses. Pages cover military counsel only; civilian counsel appear in lists by name. Percentages are shown for every count, however small, so check the number of cases behind each one. The Army records say whether there was a plea agreement, not what it said; Air Force records do not report plea agreements, and many Air Force records from 2016 to 2020 do not list the plea. In the article tables one case counts under each article charged, and Air Force records rarely list the charges in cases that ended in acquittal (those show as Charges not listed in the record). Member Retained means the sentence did not include a punitive discharge; it does not rule out a later administrative separation. Mixed Plea* means the record lists a guilty plea but the case ended in a partial acquittal, so at least one charge was contested (a mixed plea, or a guilty plea to a lesser offense). Contested cases are those with a not guilty or mixed plea, plus any case that ended in an acquittal or partial acquittal even when the record does not list the plea.

Source: public records of trial published by each service under Article 140a, UCMJ, as collected for the Military Trial Results page (data updated October 29, 2026). Counts reflect only the cases in this data and may be incomplete. Names are shown as published in the source records.

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