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Trevor A. Maxwell

Counsel of record in 29 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(19 as defense counsel, 10 as trial counsel)
Oct 2017 to Oct 2025

29Cases
19As defense counsel
10As trial counsel
16Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 2.7

19Cases
11Contested
64%Acquitted, contested cases (7 of 11)
18%Partial acquittal, contested cases (2 of 11)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty7 (37%)
  • Not Guilty9 (47%)
  • Not Reported3 (16%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone12 (63%)
  • Enlisted Panel5 (26%)
  • Officer Panel2 (11%)

Contested Panel Cases: 7 of 11

  • Enlisted Panel5 of 11
  • Officer Panel2 of 11

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted10 (53%)
  • Partial Acquittal2 (11%)
  • Acquitted7 (37%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone4112
Enlisted Panel5113
Officer Panel2002

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (12 Convictions)

  • BCD8 of 12
  • DD2 of 12
  • No Punitive Discharge2 of 12

No Punitive Discharge

2 of 12 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge2 of 12
83%Punitive discharge, enlisted (10 of 12)
100%Confinement (12 of 12 convictions)
3 moMedian confinement
3.8 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances5150
Art. 128 Assault2120
Art. 134 General article2020
Art. 107 False official statements1110
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault1110
Art. 121 Larceny1010
Art. 123a Making, drawing, or uttering check without sufficient funds1010
Art. 85 Desertion1010
Art. 86 AWOL1010
Art. 89 Disrespect toward superior officer; assault of superior officer1110
Charges not listed in the record7707

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 0.6

10Cases
5Contested
40%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 5)
20%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 5)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty3 (30%)
  • Not Guilty5 (50%)
  • Not Reported2 (20%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone6 (60%)
  • Enlisted Panel1 (10%)
  • Officer Panel3 (30%)

Contested Panel Cases: 4 of 5

  • Enlisted Panel1 of 5
  • Officer Panel3 of 5

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted7 (70%)
  • Partial Acquittal1 (10%)
  • Acquitted2 (20%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1010
Enlisted Panel1001
Officer Panel3201

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (7 Convictions)

  • BCD3 of 7
  • DD3 of 7
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 7

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 7 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge1 of 7

Member Retained: 0 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal0 of 1
86%Punitive discharge, enlisted (6 of 7)
88%Confinement (7 of 8 convictions)
2.0 yrsMedian confinement
4.9 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 134 General article4131
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances3230
Art. 107 False official statements1010
Art. 118 Murder1101
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault1101
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1111
Art. 121 Larceny1010
Art. 128 Assault1010
Art. 128b Domestic violence1010
Art. 131b Obstructing justice1101
Charges not listed in the record1101

Where

  • Minot AFB, North Dakota 7
  • JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska 5
  • Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota 4
  • Offutt AFB, Nebraska 3
  • MacDill AFB, Florida 2
  • Pope AAF, North Carolina 1
  • Scott AFB, Illinois 1
  • Hill AFB, Utah 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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