Bud Roberts
| Bud J. Roberts, Jr. | |
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Patrick Labyorteaux as then-Lieutenant Commander Bud Roberts Jr.
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| First appearance |
JAG: A New Life (09/23/1995) NCIS: Hung Out to Dry (09/30/2003) |
| Last appearance |
JAG: Fair Winds and Following Seas (04/29/2005) NCIS: Rogue (09/20/2016) |
| Portrayed by | Patrick Labyorteaux |
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| Occupation | Judge Advocate, USN |
| Family |
Bud "Big Bud" Roberts, Sr. (father) Michael "Mikey" Roberts (brother) |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Sims |
| Children | 5 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Alma mater | George Mason University School of Law |
Captain Bud J. Roberts Jr., JAGC, USN, played by Patrick Labyorteaux, is a character in the JAG TV series.
Son of a retired Master Chief, Roberts joined the Navy, and as an Ensign was assigned to sea duty aboard the USS Seahawk as the Public Affairs officer under Captain Ross. It was during this role as the PAO aboard the Seahawk, that he first met Lt. Harmon Rabb, and his partner Lt. (j.g.) Caitlin Pike, when they arrived to investigate a murder; this got him interested in a career in law, and it was later Lt. (j.g.) Meg Austin who recommended him for transfer to JAG prior to her own transfer from JAG staff. He attended law school in the evenings at George Mason University School of Law and, upon scoring top grades in his finals, was assigned extra legal responsibilities and acted as a trial counsel for special courts-martial. Sarah MacKenzie and his wife Harriet Sims are the only people Roberts will allow to view his law school grades. He, his younger brother Mikey (Michael Bellisario) and sister Winifred (Winnie) had a somewhat strained relationship with their father, who raised them himself after the death of their mother, due to his physical and sometimes abusive methods of disciplining them. Bud's last meeting with LCDR Rabb prior to his transfer to JAG Headquarters was in the first-season episode "Skeleton Crew," when Rabb had been dispatched to investigate the murder of a former Academy classmate (and a love interest).
Roberts is well liked and well respected by everyone at JAG headquarters, and is often considered one of the better trial lawyers there. His success rate in the courtroom is often contributed to by his opponents' underestimation of him and his abilities. Harm had once said of him, "Watch out for his 'Aw, shucks, I have a lot to learn' routine", alluding to Roberts' ability to appear less intelligent than he actually was. After returning to JAG headquarters following the loss of his right leg from a landmine, Bud was assigned to working Disability cases; he proved his worth to JAG when he investigated and successfully turned in a refusal of benefits when he noticed a sailor damaging his eyes with self-inflicted laser burns. Shortly thereafter, Bud returned to full limited duty in the court room.
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