MAJ Brent Habley is an assistant professor in the Department of Law and Philosophy at the United States Military Academy. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 2004, earning a B.A. with honors in sociology. In 2008, MAJ Habley earned his Juris Doctorate, from Creighton University School of Law, with a concentration in criminal law and Pprocedure. He also served as the president of Creighton Law School Student Bar Association in 2007-08. He also earned his LL.M. in military law from the Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in 2019 and completed Intermediate Level Education in 2023.
MAJ Habley commissioned in the U.S. Army as a Judge Advocate in 2009. He is an experienced court-martial practitioner and has represented the Army, the accused, and the alleged victim at court-martial. During his Army career, his litigation assignments included Trial Counsel at the 101st Airborne Division, Defense Counsel at Fort Liberty, Special Victim Counsel at Fort Liberty, and Chief of Military Justice for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command.
He has deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011 and to Kuwait/Iraq as an operational law attorney in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in 2017.
MAJ Habley currently teaches LW 403, using his court martial and Law of Armed Conflict experiences to teach through practical examples. His method exposes cadets to real-life challenges they will face as the next generation of Army leaders and commanding officers.
B.A. - University of Iowa
J.D. - Creighton University
LL.M. - Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School