Thomas Biamore Bruton (born August 30, 1930) was a major general in the United States Air Force. He was the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General from 1980 to 1985. Born in Texas and raised in Colorado, he graduated from Colorado Springs High School in 1947. Bruton holds a B.S. degree in business from the University of Colorado Boulder, a law degree from the University of Colorado Law School (1954) and master's degrees from George Washington University (1966) and Auburn University (1971). General Bruton is also a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College (1965) and the Air War College (1971), both located at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.