Capt Ben Rothchild
Capt Ben Rothchild
Captain Ben Rothchild, USMC, is a Judge Advocate and Assistant Professor of Military Law at the United States Naval Academy, where he teaches Operational Law and the Law of Armed Conflict. There he serves as the head coach for the Naval Academy’s legal competition teams for the San Remo International Humanitarian Law Competition for Military Academies and the American Red Cross’s Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition.
Commissioned in 2013, Captain Rothchild received an LL.M. in National Security and Foreign Relations Law from The George Washington University Law School in 2015. Captain Rothchild has served in various capacities within the DoD, including his time working for the Deputy General Counsel for International Affairs, Office of General Counsel, Department of Defense. While there, he assisted with the completion of the DoD Law of War Manual – a multi-decade, joint-service effort representing the legal views of the Department. His legal billets include civil law attorney, legal assistance attorney, defense counsel, and trial counsel. As a command staff member, he served as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during its WESTPAC 19-2 deployment where it conducted exercises and operations in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility.
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