Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services

Brig Gen (Ret.) Jarisse J. Sanborn, USAF

DACOWITS Position

  • Committee Member

Other Positions/Employment/Community Involvement

  • VP/General Counsel, Falcon Foundation  
  • Trustee, The Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School Foundation Inc. 
  • General Counsel and Associate Executive Director, American Bar Association, 2011-2019 

Prior Military Service or Affiliation

  • Retired from U.S. Air Force after 33 years of service 
  • Last assignment: Dual-hatted Staff Judge Advocate of Air Mobility Command and Chief Counsel, U.S. Transportation Command 
  • Previous: First Staff Judge Advocate of U.S. Northern Command 
  • Previous: Triple-hatted Staff Judge Advocate of Air Force Space Command, U.S. Space Command and NORAD

Highest Education (Military/Civilian)

  • Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, Creighton University School of Law 
  • Master of Science, National Security Studies, National War College 
  • Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Psychology, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College

Achievements/Awards/Recognition

  • Distinguished Service Medal 
  • Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster 
  • Legion of Merit 
  • Bronze Star Medal 
  • 1985 Air Force Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year 
  • 1985 Younger Federal Lawyer of the Year Award, Federal Bar Association 
  • DoD Inspector General: Led Congressionally-mandated review of Navy Post-Trial Review Processes – awarded Best Project of Year 
     
Brig Gen (Ret.) Jarisse J. Sanborn, USAF