Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel

Staff of the Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel.

The United States Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel was created in 1953.^[1] The General Counsel is the most senior lawyer in the United States Department of Defense.

Appointees

dates	name	notes
-2008	William J. Haynes, II	Haynes was characterized as playing an important role in forming and implementing the Bush Presidency's policies on how to detain, interrogate and prosecute captives apprehended during the "War on Terror".[2][3] In March 2009 Baltasar Garzón, a Spanish judge who has considered international war crimes charges against other high-profile figures, considered whether to allow charges to be laid against Haynes and five other former officials of the George W. Bush Presidency.[4]
2009-	Jeh Johnson	Tasked to help draft a new policy on gays in the military.[5] Tried to prevent attorneys from visiting clients who were Guantanamo captives.[6]

References

1. ^ "Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel". United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 2010-02-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fosd.dtic.mil%2Fdodgc%2F&date=2010-02-26. 
2. ^ Jane Mayer (2008). The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals. Random House. p. 199. ISBN 9780307456298. http://books.google.ca/books?id=YzwP1Jw7VvQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22The+Dark+Side%22+%22Jane+Mayer%22&source=bl&ots=SjTldejE20&sig=0yv7_530tO8spUBsE5xlVgdLvzc&hl=en&ei=byyIS_fDJpOylAeZ5vHQAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CB8Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2010-02-02. 
3. ^ Alberto J. Mora (July 7, 2004). "Memorandum from Navy General Counsel Alberto J. Mora to Navy Inspector General" (PDF). United States Navy. http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/safefree/mora_memo_july_2004.pdf. Retrieved May 5, 2007. 
4. ^ "Spain may decide Guantanamo probe this week". Reuters. 2009-03-28. http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINLT53678920090329?sp=true. Retrieved 2009-03-29.  mirror
5. ^ "Civilian and military officials to lead study into Pentagon’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy". 2010-02-02. Archived from the original on 2010-02-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.taragana.com%2Fpolitics%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fcivilian-and-military-officials-to-lead-study-into-pentagons-dont-ask-dont-tell-policy-16555%2F&date=2010-02-26. 
6. ^ Catherine Herridge (2010-02-24). "Pentagon Relents After Denying Access to Gitmo Detainees, Lawyers Say". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2010-02-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2F2010%2F02%2F24%2Fdefense-attorneys-denied-access-detainees-guantanamo-bay%2F&date=2010-02-26. "Sources said detainees who have also had charges withdrawn before have continued to see counsel, so this recent block was "not standard." As one source put it, once on the ground, the lawyers were notified that attorney client meetings in the future would need the approval of Defense Department General Counsel Jay Johnson."