Scott C. Black
Lieutenant General Scott C. Black (born September 1, 1952) is a retired American military lawyer who was the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from October 1, 2005, to October 1, 2009. He was the first lieutenant general to hold that position. He is currently vice president and general manager of global mission solutions at BAE Systems Support Solutions. Biography Black grew up traveling the world in a military family. He graduated from California Polytechnic State University with a B.A. degree in political science. During his undergraduate education, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, California Eta chapter. Following graduation, Black was commissioned through the ROTC program as an Armor officer. After three years at Fort Ord, California, he went to California Western School of Law in San Diego, where he earned a J.D. Black also holds an M.S. degree in national resource strategy from the National Defense University. Black's first duty assignment as a judge advocate was at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he served as the chief of the Legal Assistance Branch, as a trial counsel and chief of the Criminal Law Branch, and as a contract attorney. He later served in Washington, D.C.,