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Jeremy E. Lewis

Counsel of record in 22 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(20 as defense counsel, 2 as trial counsel)
Jan 2021 to Jul 2023

22Cases
20As defense counsel
2As trial counsel
9Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 3.9

20Cases
7Contested
29%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 7)
57%Partial acquittal, contested cases (4 of 7)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty13 (65%)
  • Not Guilty4 (20%)
  • Mixed Plea*3 (15%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement12 (60%)
  • No plea agreement4 (20%)
  • Not reported4 (20%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone17 (85%)
  • Enlisted Panel3 (15%)

Contested Panel Cases: 3 of 7

  • Enlisted Panel3 of 7
  • Officer Panel0 of 7

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted14 (70%)
  • Partial Acquittal4 (20%)
  • Acquitted2 (10%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone4031
Enlisted Panel3111

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (17 Convictions)

  • BCD12 of 17
  • DD4 of 17
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 17

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 17 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement1 of 1
  • No plea agreement0 of 1

Member Retained: 0 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal0 of 1
94%Punitive discharge, enlisted (16 of 17)
83%Confinement (15 of 18 convictions)
3 moMedian confinement
9.8 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 128 Assault6261
Art. 134 General article4131
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault3322
Art. 121 Larceny3222
Art. 80 Attempts3121
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer3121
Art. 115 Communicating threats2111
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child2212
Art. 128b Domestic violence2020
Art. 81 Conspiracy2121

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 2

2Cases
2Contested
50%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 2)
50%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 2)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Not Guilty1 (50%)
  • Mixed Plea*1 (50%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement0 (0%)
  • No plea agreement1 (50%)
  • Not reported1 (50%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone1 (50%)
  • Enlisted Panel1 (50%)

Contested Panel Cases: 1 of 2

  • Enlisted Panel1 of 2
  • Officer Panel0 of 2

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Partial Acquittal1 (50%)
  • Acquitted1 (50%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1010
Enlisted Panel1001

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (1 Conviction)

  • BCD1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

0 of 1 Enlisted Conviction

  • No punitive discharge0 of 1
100%Punitive discharge, enlisted (1 of 1)
100%Confinement (1 of 1 convictions)
1.8 yrsMedian confinement
1.8 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault1101
Art. 127 Extortion1101
Art. 128 Assault1101
Art. 134 General article1111
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation1101
Art. 93 Cruelty and maltreatment1101

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Fort Hood 18
  • Vilseck (Europe) 2
  • Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston 1
  • Fort Huachuca 1

Court-Martial Data and Trends

Data from public court-martial records on the installations and UCMJ articles in these cases.

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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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