BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES M. ROBINSON

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Missouri National Guard

Brigadier General James M. Robinson is Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Missouri National Guard. He is responsible for command and control of Missouri Army National Guard Direct Reporting Units and separate units, to include the Special Troops Battalion 140th Regional Training Institute, Training Site Command, 27th Recruiting and Retention Battalion, 4175th Criminal Investigative Division Detachment, 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, 135th Military History Detachment, 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Counter Drug and Medical Command. He also serves as the Chairman of the Missouri National Guard Safety Council, State Diversity Council, and Environmental Quality Control Council. General Robinson's prior assignment was Army National Guard Assistant to The Judge Advocate General, Army.

General Robinson was a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship student and Distinguished Military Graduate at Southwest Missouri State University when commissioned in 1979.

EDUCATION:

1979 Southwest Missouri State University, Bachelor of Science, Finance, Springfield, Missouri
1982 University of Missouri at Kansas City, Juris Doctor, Law, Kansas City, Missouri
1982 The Judge Advocate General's School, Basic Course, Charlottesville, Virginia
1990 Judge Advocate Advanced Course, by correspondence
1995 Command and General's Staff College, by correspondence
1998 The Judge Advocate General's School, Military Judge Course, Charlottesville, Virginia
2005 United States Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies, by correspondence
2008 Reserve Component General Officer Legal Course, Charlottesville, Virginia
2010 Senior Reserve Component Officer Course, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2010 George C. Marshall Center Senior Leaders Executive Seminar, Garmisch, Germany

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. July 1979 - September 1982, Unassigned (Educational Delay), United States Army Reserve Control Group, Saint Louis, Missouri
2. October 1982 - December 1982, Student, The Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, Virginia
3. December 1982 - September 1986, Trial Defense Counsel, United States Army Trial Defense Service, Headquarters, Test and Evaluation Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
4. October 1986 - May 1988, Legal Officer, 418th Civil Affairs Company, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri
5. May 1988 - October 1988, Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 149th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Louisville, Kentucky
6. October 1988 - August 1989, Assistant Judge Advocate, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
7. September 1989 - August 1994, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
8. September 1994 - December 1994, Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
9. January 1995 - March 1999, Command Judge Advocate, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
10. April 1999 - April 2006, State Judge Advocate, Missouri Joint Force Headquarters,
(-Detachment 1), Jefferson City, Missouri
11. April 2006 - September 2006, Command Judge Advocate, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 43d Military Police Brigade, Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq
12. October 2006 - October 2006, State Judge Advocate, Missouri Joint Force Headquarters, (-Detachment 1), Jefferson City, Missouri
13. November 2006 - November 2009, Army National Guard Assistant to The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, United States Army, Washington, District of Columbia
14. November 2009 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Missouri National Guard, Jefferson City, Missouri; Dual-hatted November 2009 - October 2010, Army National Guard Assistant to The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, United States Army, Washington, District of Columbia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Missouri Commendation Ribbon
Missouri 20 Year Long Service Ribbon
Missouri Expeditionary Ribbon
Missouri Iraq Campaign Ribbon

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Retired, former Director of the Missouri State Public Defender System headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri. Had overall management responsibility for the Missouri State Public Defender System, an independent department in the Judicial Branch of Missouri State Government.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association
Missouri National Guard Association
Missouri Bar Association
American Legion Post 202

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

First Lieutenant USAR 5 June 1982
Captain USAR 1 April 1983
Major ARNG 6 January 1990
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 5 March 1995
Colonel ARNG 1 October 1999
Brigadier General (Line) 1 October 2007

(Current as of August 2012)