9 8 4 . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁degree ▁of ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁California ▁Western ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁V AD M ▁Mac Donald ▁reported ▁to ▁Naval ▁Leg al ▁Service ▁Office ▁San ▁Diego ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Senior ▁Def ense ▁Coun sel , ▁Tri al ▁Coun sel , ▁and ▁Medical ▁Care ▁Rec overy ▁Act ▁Cla ims ▁Officer . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁reported ▁ab o ard ▁USS ▁Independ ence ▁( CV ▁ 6 2 ) ▁as ▁the ▁Command ▁Judge ▁Adv oc ate . ▁After ▁receiving ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁La ws ▁degree ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Se oul , ▁Korea , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Chief , ▁Oper ational ▁Law ▁Division , ▁on ▁the ▁staff s ▁of ▁United ▁Nations ▁Command , ▁Com b ined ▁Forces ▁Command , ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Forces ▁Korea . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Staff ▁Judge ▁Adv oc ate ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Forces ▁Korea . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁V AD M ▁Mac Donald ▁reported ▁ab o ard ▁Naval ▁Leg al ▁Service ▁Office ▁North west ▁as ▁its ▁Executive ▁Officer . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Officer ▁in ▁Char ge ▁of ▁Tri al ▁Service ▁Office ▁West ▁Det achment ▁B rem erton , ▁W ash . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 ,