Darse Crandall
Darse Earle Crandall Jr. (born 1962) is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as the 45th Judge Advocate General of the Navy since August 18, 2021. He most recently served as the Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy and Commander of the Naval Legal Service Command from September 12, 2018 to August 18, 2021. Raised in Elgin, Illinois, Crandall earned a B.A. degree in economics from Northwestern University in 1984. He served aboard and USS "Lockwood" (FF-1064) before being selected for the Law Education Program. Crandall received his J.D. degree from the Georgetown University Law  Center in 1992 and his LL.M. degree in international law from George Washington University in 1999. Personal. Crandall is the son of Darse Earle Crandall Sr., who was a Navy Supply Corps officer. His younger sister Amy Beth Crandall is the wife of fellow Navy admiral Frank D. Whitworth. Crandall married Barbara A. Puckett on December 20, 1986 in Lucas County, Ohio.