BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 51-110
11 DECEMBER 2018
Law
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: HQ USAF/JAX
Supersedes: AFI 51-110, 5 August 2014
Certified by: HQ USAF/JAX
(Col Gail Crawford)
Pages: 167
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 51-1, The Judge Advocate
General’s Department, and Rule for Courts-Martial (RCM) 109. It provides guidance for the
maintenance of professional responsibility and ethical standards within the Air Force Judge
Advocate General’s Corps (AFJAGC). This instruction applies to AFJAGC members, including
Air Reserve Component members, and civilian counsel who represent an accused or are likely to
represent an accused at court-martial or other proceedings governed by the Uniform Code of
Military Justice (UCMJ) and/or Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM), or other administrative
proceedings. This publication may not be supplemented or further implemented/extended. Refer
recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility
(OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847
from the field through appropriate functional’s chain of command. The authorities to waive
wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”)
number following the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms
Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests
for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or
alternately, to the requestors commander for non-tiered compliance items. Ensure that all records
created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with
Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with
Air Force Records Information Management System Records Disposition Schedule (RDS). This
instruction requires the collection and/or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act
of 1974 authorized by Title 10 United States Code, Section 8037 and RCM 109, Manual for
