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Article published Nov 6, 2003
Graham sworn in as Air Force judge
Associated Press
COLUMBIA -- U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham,
R-S.C., has been sworn in as a reserve appellate military judge on the U.S. Air
Force Court of Criminal Appeals.Graham is the only member of the U.S. Senate to
serve in either a guard or reserve unit. He holds the rank of lieutenant
colonel.The court of criminal appeals is the highest judicial body within the
Air Force. The court reviews and hears appeals of convictions by court-martial
within the Air Force."It is a great honor and privilege to have been selected to
serve on the Air Force Criminal Court of Appeals," Graham said.Graham joined the
U.S. Air Force in 1982 and was first assigned as an assistant staff judge
advocate at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter.He was selected in 1983 to be the area
defense counsel at Shaw, where he served one year.He then served as a circuit
trial counsel and was transferred to the Rhein-Main Air Base in Germany. Graham
left active duty in 1988, established a private law practice and began serving
in the South Carolina Air National Guard.After Graham was elected to Congress in
1995, he joined the U.S. Air Force Reserves.