Jon S. Jackson

Army Major Jon Jackson is a veteran military trial lawyer in the United States Army reserve. He is currently representing 9/11 suspect Mustafa Ahmed Al-Hawsawi at the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay. [ [http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/apr/08/u-of-m-law-grad-gets-911-client/?partner=yahoo_headlines.] ] During the arraignment of the 9/11 accused, Major Jackson accused the alleged mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed of intimidating his client. [ [http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812114,00.html?xid=rss-topstories] ] Major Jackson argued for and received a separate hearing for Mr. Al-Hawsawi. [ [http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/911.defendants/index.html?section=cnn_latest] ] [ [http://www.miamiherald.com/519/story/590510.html] ]

Major Jackson, a former college athlete at the University of Memphis, a licensed pilot, served on active duty in the Army JAG Corps for several years as both a defense counsel and military prosecutor at military installations around the world, and is a former professor of criminal law, trial advocacy and ethics. Major Jackson has published many military law articles, and is a highly sought after guest speaker, military trial attorney and military law consultant. [ [http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/feb/17/memphian-to-defend-suspected-terrorists/] ]

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