Robert E. Wiss

Robert Edward Wiss (February 20, 1929 – October 23, 1995) was a lawyer who served as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces from 1992 until his death in 1995.

He retired from the United States Naval Reserve Judge Advocate General's Corps as a rear admiral in 1988.

Commissioned as an ensign through the NROTC program, Wiss served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and then transitioned to the Naval Reserve in 1953.

[3] Wiss continued to serve as a lawyer in the Naval Reserve and was advanced to commodore in 1983 and rear admiral in 1986.

[3] On October 2, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Wiss and Herman F. Gierke to two new seats on the United States Court of Military Appeals.

Rear Adm. Wiss in 1988