Robert I. Gruber, a former Assistant District Attorney in Westchester County, New York, is in private practice and concentrates on personal injury litigation.
During his more than 34 years of military service, he was a judge advocate in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps and edited and principally authored the Air National Guard Commander’s Legal Deskbook, a 1300-page practical guide for commanders and judge advocates that has been updated for 30 years.
As the Air National Guard Assistant to The Judge Advocate General (TJAG) of the United States Air Force, he was responsible for the training and readiness for mobilization and worldwide deployment of the nation’s nearly 400 Air National Guard judge advocates and paralegals. During his tenure as ANG Assistant to TJAG, he created three practical courses for judge advocates, commanders, and their staffs, and newly appointed senior commanders that have been institutionalized and conducted several times each year.
In recognition of his creative and innovative teaching techniques, the United States Air Force annually bestows upon a deserving Air National Guard judge advocate or paralegal, the “Major General Robert I. Gruber Excellence in Teaching Award.”