Since 1987, thirteen senior warrant officers have served as the Regimental Warrant Officer, later formalized as the Chief Warrant Officer of the Corps, advising The Judge Advocate General on the Legal Administrator cohort. Select a Chief to read the full biography.
Current Chief
CW5 James A. Carroll
CW5 Carroll took up the post in 2026, succeeding CW5 (Ret.) Tammy E. Richmond. His priorities include offline-capable legal systems for large-scale combat, senior-grade retention and the secure use of AI.
Read bioEra I: The Founders (1987–1999)
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CW4 (Ret.) Joseph Egozcue
The inaugural Regimental Warrant Officer, who built the senior warrant officer desk at the Pentagon from the ground up.
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CW3 (Ret.) Luther D. Runyon
Led the cohort through the Desert Shield/Desert Storm mobilization and the arrival of the Warrant Officer Management Act.
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CW5 (Ret.) Michael Lanoue
Integrated the new CW5 grade, wrote the Professional Development Model and championed the history of the warrant officer community.
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CW4 (Ret.) Donnie Hughes
A training innovator who turned Total Force integration between the Active and Reserve components into practice.
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CW5 (Ret.) Roger Schill
Guided the JAG Corps' digital infrastructure through Y2K and standardized case tracking across the force.
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Era II: The Wartime Era (1999–2015)
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CW5 Sharon T. Swartworth
Rebuilt warrant officer education and recruiting, led the cohort into the post-9/11 era, and gave her life in Iraq.
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CW4 (Ret.) Carol E. Hauck
Steadied the cohort after the loss of CW5 Swartworth, then deployed to Iraq after her tenure.
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CW5 (Ret.) Richard D. Johnson
Secured wartime resources and expanded Legal Administrator positions during the surge years.
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CW5 (Ret.) C. Scott Higdon
Managed force "gapping" through global personnel matrices, advanced Total Force integration and pushed enterprise modernization.
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Era III: The Modern Era (2015–Present)
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CW5 (Ret.) James E. "Jim" Steddum
Modernized warrant officer education for large-scale combat operations while protecting the cohort through budget constraints.
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CW5 (Ret.) Ron E. Prescott
An organizational psychologist who led the cohort through the pandemic, remote operations and photo-blind promotion boards.
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CW5 (Ret.) Tammy E. Richmond
A protégé of CW5 Swartworth who focused on mentorship, senior-grade retention and Total Force synchronization.
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CW5 James A. Carroll
The current Chief of the Corps, focused on offline-capable legal systems for large-scale combat, senior-grade retention and the secure use of AI.
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