Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Denmark)

The Military Prosecution Service or Judge Advocate General's Corps (Danish: Forsvarets Auditørkorps, short FAUK) is a Danish independent military prosecutor and the legal branch of the Danish military. It is a Level.I command and is under the Ministry of Defence. The Judge Advocate General (Danish: Generalauditør) heads the Defence Judge Advocate Corps. It is located at Kastellet in Copenhagen.

Military Prosecution Service
Forsvarets Auditørkorps
Coat of arms
Active	1659; 366 years ago (1659)
Country	Kingdom of Denmark
Branch	Joined/shared
Role	Military justice
Size	30[1]
Part of	Ministry of Defence
Headquarters	Kastellet
Nickname(s)	FAUK
Website	Official FAUK
Commanders
Judge Advocate General	Lars Stevnsborg

The Judge Advocate General and Judge Advocates are members of the military system, but outside the military rank system. The Chief of Defence, otherwise the commander of all Danish military personnel, does not have authority over Judge advocates prosecutors.

In a military criminal case the Defence Judge Advocate Corps conducts investigation and decides whether or not a charge should be brought up.

List of Judge Advocate Generals

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Poul Tscherning (1627–1666)	3 June 1659	17 September 1666 †	7 years, 79 days	[2]
2		Herman Meier [da] (1631–1685)	1666	1679	12–13 years	[2]
3		Elias von Hübsch [da] (?–1703)	2 June 1679	December 1703	24 years, 5 months	[2]
4		Frederik von Weiberg [da] (1670–1720)	11 December 1703[a]			[2]
–		Severin Wildschütz Acting	11 December 1703	24 December 1709	6 years, 13 days	[2]
5		Hieronymus Bornemann (1680–1720)	24 December 1709	December 1720 †	10 years, 11 months	[3]
6		Daniel Ditleff Dreesen (?–1755)	24 December 1720	29 October 1742	21 years, 309 days	[3]
7		Johan Gottlieb Linck (?–1761)	29 October 1742[b]	11 January 1749	6 years, 74 days	[3]
8		Georg Christoph Schrøder	22 January 1749	9 March 1757	8 years, 46 days	[3]
9		Herman Alexander Caroc (?–1771)	9 March 1757	November 1766	9 years, 7 months	[3]
10		Johan Ernst Eric Schmidt (1716–1774)	11 November 1766	8 May 1774 †	7 years, 178 days	[4]
11		Vilhelm Bornemann [da] (1731–1801)	19 May 1774	15 February 1801 †	26 years, 272 days	[4]
12		Anker Vilhelm Frederik Bornemann [da] (1763–1854)	13 March 1801	2 February 1822	20 years, 326 days	[4]
13		Andreas Aagesen (1781–1846)	3 February 1822	15 November 1846 †	24 years, 285 days	[5]
14		Anton Wilhelm Scheel [da] (1799–1879)	23 November 1846	13 July 1851	4 years, 232 days	[6]
15		Carl Christian Hall (1812–1888)	19 August 1851	15 April 1854	2 years, 239 days	[7]
–		Georg Bernhard Bornemann [da] (1815–1884) Acting	15 April 1854	1 April 1856	1 year, 352 days	[7]
(14)		Anton Wilhelm Scheel [da] (1799–1879)	1 April 1856	21 March 1871	14 years, 354 days	[7]
16		Georg Bernhard Bornemann [da] (1815–1884)	21 March 1871	22 November 1883	12 years, 246 days	[8]
17		Hans Christian Steffensen (1837–1912)	22 November 1883	3 August 1910	26 years, 254 days	[9]
18		Hans Christian Nicolai Giørtz (1858–1942)	3 August 1910	31 December 1928	18 years, 150 days	[9]
19		Victor Pürschel [da] (1877–1963)	1 January 1929	31 May 1945	16 years, 150 days	[10]
20		Erik Schäffer (1880–1970)	1 June 1945	31 October 1950	5 years, 152 days	[10]
21		Knud Franklin Pilgaard Christensen (1889–1990)	1 November 1950	31 January 1965	14 years, 91 days	[11]
22		Jens Harpøth (1915–?)	1 February 1965	1984	18–19 years	[11]
23		Verner Egon Gyde (1923–?)	1984	1993	8–9 years
24		Per Helmer Lichtenstein (1942–2017)	1993	31 October 2007	13–14 years
25		Lars Stevnsborg	1 November 2007	Incumbent	17 years, 274 days	[12]

See also

• Judge Advocate General
• http://fauk.dk

Notes

1. Appointed, but never took office, as he served as Envoy to Vienna.
2. Served as Judge Advocate General in Norway from 25 December 1730.