MAJ Thomas Wheatley

Thomas N. Wheatley is an assistant professor in the Department of Law and Philosophy and a U.S. Army Judge Advocate. He teaches Constitutional and Military Law (LW403) and Special Topics in the Law (LW490). 

Before coming to the United States Military Academy, Wheatley was assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty, NC, where he most recently served as the Brigade Judge Advocate for the 16th Military Police Brigade. While at Fort Liberty, Wheatley also served as an administrative law attorney and national security law attorney for Joint Task Force Dragon, a multinational effort launched in support of Ukraine and allied partners following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. 

Prior to his time at Fort Liberty, Wheatley was stationed at Fort Riley, KS, where he served as the Military Justice Advisor to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, with whom he completed an operational rotation to Korea in 2020. 

Wheatley is from Lawrence, KS.