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Joshua R. Storm

Counsel of record in 17 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(13 as defense counsel, 4 as trial counsel)
Apr 2021 to Sep 2026

17Cases
13As defense counsel
4As trial counsel
13Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 9.7

13Cases
12Contested
17%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 12)
67%Partial acquittal, contested cases (8 of 12)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty1 (8%)
  • Not Guilty9 (69%)
  • Mixed Plea1 (8%)
  • Mixed Plea*2 (15%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement2 (15%)
  • No plea agreement9 (69%)
  • Not reported2 (15%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone10 (77%)
  • Enlisted Panel3 (23%)

Contested Panel Cases: 3 of 12

  • Enlisted Panel3 of 12
  • Officer Panel0 of 12

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted3 (23%)
  • Partial Acquittal8 (62%)
  • Acquitted2 (15%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone9270
Enlisted Panel3012

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (10 Convictions)

  • BCD5 of 10
  • DD4 of 10
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 10

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 10 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement0 of 1
  • No plea agreement1 of 1

Member Retained: 0 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal0 of 1
90%Punitive discharge, enlisted (9 of 10)
91%Confinement (10 of 11 convictions)
1.3 yrsMedian confinement
10.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 128 Assault6644
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault5535
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation5514
Art. 107 False official statements3221
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child3232
Art. 134 General article3321
Art. 80 Attempts3312
Art. 115 Communicating threats2202
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1110
Art. 114 Endangerment offenses1110

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 0.2

4Cases
1Contested
0%Acquitted, contested cases (0 of 1)
100%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 1)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty3 (75%)
  • Mixed Plea*1 (25%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement4 (100%)
  • No plea agreement0 (0%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone4 (100%)

Contested Panel Cases: 0 of 1

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 1
  • Officer Panel0 of 1

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted3 (75%)
  • Partial Acquittal1 (25%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1010

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (4 Convictions)

  • BCD2 of 4
  • DD2 of 4

No Punitive Discharge

0 of 4 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge0 of 4
100%Punitive discharge, enlisted (4 of 4)
100%Confinement (4 of 4 convictions)
3.2 yrsMedian confinement
6.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1010
Art. 113 Drunken or reckless operation of vehicle1010
Art. 121 Larceny1111
Art. 128 Assault1010
Art. 128b Domestic violence1010
Art. 134 General article1010
Art. 80 Attempts1010
Art. 86 AWOL1110

Where

  • Fort Hood 12
  • Fort Bliss 3
  • Fort Huachuca 1
  • Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston 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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