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Judge Daniel J. Hill promoted to brigadier general
Hermiston Herald
Umatilla County Circuit
Court Judge Daniel J. Hill
is now a brigadier general
in the Oregon Army Na-
tional Guard.
Hill was promoted
during a ceremony on
Sunday, June 4, at the 41st
Infantry Division Armed
Forces Reserve Center
Camp Withycombe in
Clackamas.
With Hill’s promotion
comes new responsibilities.
He was previously serving
as the National Guard’s
State Judge Advocate but
will now serve as the as-
sistant to the chief counsel
of the U.S. Army National
Guard. According to an Or-
egon Military Department
news release, Hill will ad-
vise the Judge Advocate
General concerning the
technical supervision and
rating of National Guard
military judges (at state
request), legal personnel
training, readiness and re-
lated military law matters
as well as performing other
duties as requested by the
chief council.
The position will be
part-time and can mostly
be done remotely, allowing
Hill to continue in his ci-
vilian position as a circuit
judge in Umatilla County
STAFF PHOTO BY GARY L. WEST
PHOTO BY SGT. 1ST CLASS APRIL DAVIS, OREGON MILITARY DEPARTMENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Newly promoted Brig. Gen. Daniel J. Hill (left) speaks to an audience as Lt. Gen. Daniel
Hokanson, vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, looks on during Hill’s promotion
ceremony, June 4, at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas, Oregon. Hill, the Oregon National
Guard State Judge Advocate, was selected to serve as assistant to the Chief Counsel, U.S.
Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau.
and Morrow County.
Maj. Gen. Michael E.
Stencel, Adjutant General
for Oregon, called Hill a
“true Citizen-Soldier” in a
statement announcing the
promotion.
“A true Citizen-Soldier,
Col. Hill’s selection is a
testament not only to his
performance in the Oregon
National Guard, but also
to his proven abilities and
years of service as a cir-
cuit court judge in Umatilla
County,” Stencel said.
Hill was born in Pend-
leton and raised in Herm-
iston. He received his Juris
Doctorate from Willamette
University College of Law,
his Bachelor of Science in
business
administration
from Oregon State Uni-
versity and his Associate
of Arts degree from Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege.
He was the legislative
aide to State Representa-
tive and retired U.S. Army
Colonel Charles “Chuck”
Norris before being com-
missioned directly into the
Judge Advocate General’s
Corps (JAGC) in Septem-
ber 1987. After his active
duty tour Hill returned to
Hermiston to practice law
and later serve as municipal
judge and city prosecutor
for the city of Hermiston.
Brig. Gen. Dan Hill (center) poses for a photo with his father,
Jim Hill and daughter Mackenzie Hill, both of Hermiston, after
his promotion ceremony at Camp Withycombe on Sunday.
He mobilized twice with
the 41st Infantry Brigade
Combat Team and was the
Task Force Staff Judge
Advocate during domes-
tic support operations fol-
lowing Hurricane Katrina
in New Orleans. He then
deployed as the SJA for
Joint Combined Task Force
Phoenix V in Kabul, Af-
ghanistan. He has held a va-
riety of military positions,
including as trial counsel at
the USA Air Defense Cen-
ter and Fort Bliss, where he
tried cases before General
and Special Courts-Martial
and the U.S. Magistrates
Court as a Special Assistant
U.S. Attorney.
His numerous military
awards include the Bronze
Star Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal with three
Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
and the Army Commen-
dation Medal. His military
education includes the U.S.
Army War College (Mas-
ters in Strategic Studies
2014), the U.S. Army Com-
mand and General Staff
College, the Judge Advo-
cate Advanced Course, the
Judge Advocate Officers
Basic Course and other spe-
cialized courses.
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