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Jenna L. Stewart

Counsel of record in 20 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(14 as defense counsel, 6 as trial counsel)
Jul 2019 to Jun 2024

20Cases
14As defense counsel
6As trial counsel
8Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 2.3

14Cases
6Contested
50%Acquitted, contested cases (3 of 6)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty8 (57%)
  • Not Guilty6 (43%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone9 (64%)
  • Enlisted Panel3 (21%)
  • Officer Panel2 (14%)

Contested Panel Cases: 5 of 6

  • Enlisted Panel3 of 6
  • Officer Panel2 of 6

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted11 (79%)
  • Acquitted3 (21%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1100
Enlisted Panel3003
Officer Panel2200

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (10 Convictions)

  • BCD3 of 10
  • DD1 of 10
  • No Punitive Discharge6 of 10

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

6 of 10 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge6 of 10

Member Retained: 0 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal0 of 1
40%Punitive discharge, enlisted (4 of 10)
73%Confinement (8 of 11 convictions)
6 moMedian confinement
3.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances5150
Art. 128 Assault3130
Art. 134 General article2120
Art. 115 Communicating threats1110
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault1110
Art. 86 AWOL1010
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation1010
Charges not listed in the record3303

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 1.1

6Cases
2Contested
100%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 2)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty3 (50%)
  • Not Guilty2 (33%)
  • Not Reported1 (17%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone5 (83%)
  • Enlisted Panel1 (17%)

Contested Panel Cases: 1 of 2

  • Enlisted Panel1 of 2
  • Officer Panel0 of 2

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted4 (67%)
  • Acquitted2 (33%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1001
Enlisted Panel1001

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (4 Convictions)

  • BCD2 of 4
  • DD1 of 4
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 4

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 4 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge1 of 4
75%Punitive discharge, enlisted (3 of 4)
100%Confinement (4 of 4 convictions)
6 moMedian confinement
3.8 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 128b Domestic violence2020
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1010
Art. 115 Communicating threats1010
Art. 121 Larceny1010
Art. 123a Making, drawing, or uttering check without sufficient funds1010
Charges not listed in the record2202

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Minot AFB, North Dakota 6
  • Tyndall AFB, Florida 4
  • Scott AFB, Illinois 2
  • Eglin AFB, Florida 2
  • JB Anacostia-Bolling, Washington DC 1
  • Hurlburt Field, Florida 1
  • Patrick SFB, Florida 1
  • Columbus AFB, Mississippi 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. The records also write this name as Jena L. Stewart; those cases are counted here.

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