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Anthony R. Williamson

Counsel of record in 29 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(15 as defense counsel, 14 as trial counsel)
Feb 2021 to Jun 2026

29Cases
15As defense counsel
14As trial counsel
11Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 4.4

15Cases
7Contested
29%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 7)
43%Partial acquittal, contested cases (3 of 7)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty8 (53%)
  • Not Guilty6 (40%)
  • Mixed Plea*1 (7%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement8 (53%)
  • No plea agreement6 (40%)
  • Not reported1 (7%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone12 (80%)
  • Enlisted Panel3 (20%)

Contested Panel Cases: 3 of 7

  • Enlisted Panel3 of 7
  • Officer Panel0 of 7

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted10 (67%)
  • Partial Acquittal3 (20%)
  • Acquitted2 (13%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone4031
Enlisted Panel3201

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (12 Convictions)

  • BCD5 of 12
  • DD2 of 12
  • No Punitive Discharge5 of 12

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • No Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

5 of 12 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement2 of 5
  • No plea agreement2 of 5
  • Not reported1 of 5

Member Retained: 1 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • Plea agreement0 of 1
  • No plea agreement1 of 1
58%Punitive discharge, enlisted (7 of 12)
77%Confinement (10 of 13 convictions)
6 moMedian confinement
5.1 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 134 General article5342
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation4332
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances2020
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault2111
Art. 128b Domestic violence2222
Art. 117a Wrongful broadcast of intimate visual images1010
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1110
Art. 121 Larceny1101
Art. 128 Assault1010
Art. 131g Wrongful interference with adverse administrative proceeding1010
Charges not listed in the record1110

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 0.7

14Cases
4Contested
25%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 4)
75%Partial acquittal, contested cases (3 of 4)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty10 (71%)
  • Not Guilty3 (21%)
  • Mixed Plea*1 (7%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement11 (79%)
  • No plea agreement3 (21%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone11 (79%)
  • Enlisted Panel3 (21%)

Contested Panel Cases: 3 of 4

  • Enlisted Panel3 of 4
  • Officer Panel0 of 4

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted10 (71%)
  • Partial Acquittal3 (21%)
  • Acquitted1 (7%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1010
Enlisted Panel3021

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (12 Convictions)

  • BCD5 of 12
  • DD1 of 12
  • No Punitive Discharge6 of 12

No Punitive Discharge

6 of 12 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement4 of 6
  • No plea agreement2 of 6
50%Punitive discharge, enlisted (6 of 12)
69%Confinement (9 of 13 convictions)
2 moMedian confinement
3.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 134 General article6242
Art. 128 Assault4231
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault3313
Art. 128b Domestic violence3030
Art. 107 False official statements2111
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer2111
Art. 121 Larceny1010
Art. 127 Extortion1010
Art. 131e Prevention of authorized seizure of property1010
Art. 80 Attempts1101

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Fort Drum 16
  • Fort Meade 6
  • Fort McNair 4
  • Fort Lee 1
  • Fort Detrick 1
  • U.S. Army Military Academy 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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