Franklin D. Rosenblatt

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Franklin Rosenblatt is an Associate Professor at Mississippi College School of Law, where he teaches constitutional law, evidence, international criminal law, and military justice. 

Franklin is a retired Army JAG Lieutenant Colonel. He has successfully defended general officers and high-profile military cases, including as the lead military defense counsel in United States v. Bergdahl, the most publicized court-martial in American history. Frank is a former Army prosecutor, defense counsel, and legal advisor, and served as the Deputy Chief of the Army’s 160-attorney Trial Defense Service from 2015 to 2018. Following his military service, Frank honed his litigation skills as a law clerk in federal court in Washington, D.C., and at a national law firm where he first-chaired litigation in federal and state courts. 

In addition to his advocacy and teaching, Frank is an internationally recognized leader in the military justice community. He serves as the President of the National Institute of Military Justice, President of the Criminal & Disciplinary Law Committee of the International Society of Military Law and the Law of War, and a Court of Appeals Judge on the Mississippi Army National Guard Court of Appeals. He has published extensively about military justice, including three co-authored books.

Before his JAG service, Frank served as an Army Infantry officer. His military awards and decorations include the Expert Infantryman Badge, the Combat Action, the Legion of Merit, and two awards of the Bronze Star Medal. He served in four Army combat divisions and two special operations task forces.