Professor Allen Tate is an Associate Professor of Law at the United States Air Force Academy. In this capacity he instructs future Air Force officers in Law for Air Force Officers, Negotiations and through the Mock Trial program. Professor Tate is also is a Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, currently serving in the JAG Corps base legal office at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. In his Reserve capacity he is a member of the TRIALS team, a select group of reservists that are tasked with training junior JAG officers in litigation skills. Professor Tate has also had a private practice employment law and military law consultant practice for nearly 15 years. Professor Tate joined the U.S. Army in 1993 and served as a legal specialist for almost 5 years, including a deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of Task Force Eagle. He then left the U.S. Army to attend the University of Florida, graduating in 2002 with a B.A. in English and Sociology. Professor Tate attended law school at Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska, where he earned a J.D., cum laude, in 2005. In April of 2012, Professor Tate entered the Reserve as a Judge Advocate through the direct appointment program. During his over 18 years of military service, including the active duty Army, Army National Guard and now the Air Force Reserve, Professor Tate has served in various capacities as a base level JAG NCO and officer, TRIALS team member, SAF/EO consultant, and as an Associate Professor of law at the United States Air Force Academy.

Air Command and Staff College (correspondence) (2023)

Squadron Officer School, In-Residence (2017)

Juris Doctor (cum laude), Creighton University School of Law (2005)

Bachelor of Arts, English and Sociology (2002)

Primary Leadership Development Course (1996)

Associate Professor, Department of Law, U.S. Air Force Academy (2019 to present)

Adjunct Professor, Homeland Security Program, Colorado State University, Pueblo, Colorado (2022 to present)

Associate Professor, Department of Law, U.S. Air Force Academy (present)

Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Adverse Actions and Military Justice, USAFA/JA Offutt AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2016-present)

Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Adverse Actions and Military Justice, Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska (2012-2016)

Adjunct Professor, Trials program, Creighton University School of
Law, Omaha, Nebraska (2008 to 2013)

Legal Specialist, Chief of Drug Boards, Florida National Guard Headquarters (1998-2001)

Legal Specialist, Chief Military Justice, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany (1997-1998)

Deployed Legal Specialist, Chief of Military Justice, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Task Force Eagle Headquarters, Bosnia-Herzegovina (1996)

Legal Specialist, Adverse Actions, and Military Justice, Electronic Proving Grounds, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona (1993-1995)

MLRB and SAF/EO CGO of the Quarter (2019)

Competitively selected to attend Squadron Officer School in-residence as a reservist (2017)

Judge Advocate General School, NITA Excellence in Trial Advocacy Award (2013)

Commissioned Officer Training, Distinguished Honor Graduate (2012)

Creighton University School of Law, David Svoboda Trial Advocacy Award (2005)

Creighton University School of Law, CALI Award winner (Witness Examination Skills and Trials Team) (2004-2005)

Professor Tate focuses his research on Human Trafficking Law and its interaction with Business Law in general, and Employment Law specifically