Harriet Sims

Harriet Sims
File:Harriet simms JAG.jpg Karri Turner as Lieutenant Sims
First appearance	"Crossing the Line" (January 31, 1997)
Last appearance	"Fair Winds and Following Seas" (April 29, 2005)
Portrayed by	Karri Turner
In-universe information
Occupation	Administrator at the Judge Advocate General Corps
Family	Roland Sims (father) Lydia Beaumont Sims (mother)
Spouse	Bud Roberts
Children	5
Rank	Lieutenant

Lieutenant Harriet Beaumont Sims-Roberts, USN (played by Karri Turner) is a fictional character in the JAG TV series. She made her first appearance in Season 2.

Background

Sims comes from a Southern "old money" family and faced some prejudice when she joined the Navy. Her mother was particularly displeased with her career choice and decision to marry "a man named after a dog" – namely, Bud.

Career

Sims is promoted twice during the series, first in the fourth season episode to Lieutenant Junior Grade after two years as an Ensign, then to Lieutenant in the sixth season.

Harriet Sims first appears in the second season as an Ensign aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Seahawk, where she had replaced her future husband, Lt. Bud Roberts, as a public affairs officer. Later in the season she transferred to JAG headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia attached to the administrative staff, and began a relationship with Roberts. Despite some last minute second thoughts, Sims marries Roberts in the penultimate episode of the third season. While Navy regulations strictly prohibit fraternization, Admiral Chegwidden manages to pull some strings and has Sims transferred to the Office of the Naval Inspector General while remaining attached to the JAG headquarters administrative staff.

Family

Sims and Roberts have had five children together:

• A.J. (named in the honor of RAdm A.J. Chegwidden, however not taking his proper first names Albert Jethro.)
• Sarah (named in the honor of Lt.Col Sarah MacKenzie. Unfortunately, the child died after child birth.)
• James Kirk (named in the honor of Capt James T. Kirk since Roberts was a big "Star Trek" fan.)
• Unnamed twins (a boy and a girl) born towards the end of the series (girl is called Nikki in one episode).

In the final episode of the ninth season, Sims announces she is pregnant with twins and is having her commission in the Navy sent to an inactive reserve billet, so she can stay home and raise her growing family. Although she, in essence, resigns her commission, she is still seen for the rest of the series.

Awards and decorations

In Order of Precedence

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Between episodes S05E01 and S08E10, Lt. Sims mistakenly wore the Naval Reserve Medal. That medal was awarded for 10 years of honorable service in the Naval Reserve, and it was discontinued in 1958.