BRIGADIER GENERAL SUE ELLEN SCHUERMAN
Brig. Gen. Sue Ellen Schuerman is the Director of the Office of Complex Investigations, National Guard Bureau. The Directorate conducts administrative investigations of unrestricted reports of sexual assault when criminal law enforcement entities, such as military criminal investigative organizations or civilian law enforcement agencies, have declined or do not have jurisdiction to investigate and a National Guard nexus has been identified.
Brig. Gen. Schuerman received a direct commission as an Air Force Judge Advocate in September 1994 and served five years on active duty. In March 2000, Brig. Gen. Schuerman separated from active duty and transferred to the reserve component where she served as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee Judge Advocate until 2012. In 2012, she joined the Arizona Air National Guard and served as the Staff Judge Advocate for the 162d Wing for six years.
Since 2018, Brig. Gen. Schuerman has served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Staff Judge Advocate at Air Mobility Command and to the Director of the Administrative Law Directorate in The Office of the Judge Advocate General. Prior to assuming her current position, Brig. Gen. Schuerman served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the General Counsel, National Guard Bureau, where she was the primary ANG legal advisor to the General Counsel and provided strategic engagement to legal personnel throughout the 54 States, Territories, and District of Columbia. Brig. Gen. Schuerman concurrently served as a senior member of the Air National Guard Judge Advocate Council, providing leadership and planning for all Air National Guard legal offices, including some 550 judge advocates and paralegals throughout the nation. Brig. Gen. Schuerman’s primary area of civilian expertise is employment law where she has practiced with federal agencies and in the General Counsel’s office of the University of Arizona.
EDUCATION
1985 Bachelor of Arts, Government, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
1993 Juris Doctor, Law, Magna Cum Laude, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
1998 Squadron Officer School (SOS), Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala., by correspondence
2004 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 Air War College (AWC), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2021 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), Arlington, Va.
2023 National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC), Syracuse Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, N.Y.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1994 - February 1998, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Ariz.
2. February 1998 - February 2000, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters 11th Wing, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
3. February 2000 - May 2004, Individual Mobilization Augmentee, 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
4. June 2004 - May 2008, Individual Mobilization Augmentee, Headquarters 12th Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
5. June 2008 - June 2010, Individual Mobilization Augmentee, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea
6. July 2010 - February 2012, Individual Mobilization Augmentee, Headquarters 5th Air Force, Yokota AB, Japan
7. February 2012 - June 2018, National Additional Duty Program Judge Advocate
8. July 2018 - June 2020, Air National Guard Assistant to the Director, Administrative Law Directorate (AF/JAA), Office of the The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. July 2020 - May 2021, Air National Guard Assistant to the Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
10. May 2021 - June 2023, Air National Guard Assistant to the General Counsel, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.
11. July 2023 - Present, Director, Office of Complex Investigations, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2023 - Present, Director, Office of Complex Investigations, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C. as a brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Captain March 29, 1995
Major Oct. 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 2, 2007
Colonel Dec. 10, 2015
Brigadier General May 11, 2021
(Current as of February 2024)
