The general counsel of the Army (also known as the Army general counsel, abbreviated AGC) is the chief legal officer of the U.S. Department of the Army and senior legal advisor to the secretary of the Army.
U.S. law provides that the general counsel shall be appointed from the civilian life by the president of the United States, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, and that the secretary of the Army prescribes the duties of the office.
The Office of the General Counsel of the Army also provides legal advice to the under secretary of the Army and the five assistant secretaries, as well as other members of the Army Secretariat. The general counsel of the Army also plays a role in supervising the Office of the Judge Advocate General and the Office of the Chief Counsel of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Partial list of general counsels of the Army
ImageNameTerm startTerm endPresident appointed bySecretary served underKarl BendetsenProfile from Truman Library19491950 Harry TrumanGordon GrayFrancis Shackelford19501952Frank PaceBernard A. Monaghan19521953Frank Pace, Robert T. StevensJohn G. Adams19531955 Dwight EisenhowerRobert T. StevensFrank Millard19551961Wilber M. BruckerPowell Pierpoint19611963 John F. KennedyElvis Jacob Stahr Jr., Cyrus VanceJoseph A. Califano Jr.19631964Cyrus VanceAlfred B. Fitt19641967 Lyndon B. JohnsonStephen Ailes, Stanley Rogers ResorRobert E. Jordan III19671971Stanley Rogers ResorRobert W. BerryObituary19711974Richard NixonRobert Frederick Froehlke, Howard CallawayCharles D. Ablard19751977Gerald FordMartin Richard HoffmannJill Wine-Volner19771980 Jimmy CarterClifford Alexander, Jr.Sara E. ListerSee Martin Binkin & Mark J. Eitelberg, Blacks and the Military (1982), p. 90, n. 1119801981Clifford Alexander Jr.Delbert Spurlock19811983 Ronald Reagan John Otho Marsh Jr.Susan J. CrawfordGeorge H.W. Bush nominates Crawford to be Inspector General of the Department of Defense, Nov. 9, 1989 19831989William J. Haynes IIBio from Dept. of Defense19901993George H. W. BushMichael P. W. StoneWilliam Thaddeus Coleman III1994He had served three and a half years as of March 28, 1998, according to "Army's Top Lawyer Cleared of Charges", Los Angeles Times, March 28, 19981999 Bill ClintonTogo D. West Jr.Charles A. Blanchard19992001Louis CalderaSteven J. Morello20012004George W. BushThomas E. White, Francis J. HarveyBrad Carson20122014 Barack ObamaJohn M. McHughAlissa Starzak2015 2017Eric Fanning, Patrick Murphy, Robert M. SpeerEarl G. Matthews (Acting)20172018 Donald TrumpRobert M. Speer, Mark EsperJames E. McPherson20182020Mark Esper, Ryan McCarthyMichele Pearce (acting)20202021Ryan McCarthyCraig R. Schmauder (senior official)20212022 Joe BidenJohn E. Whitley (acting), Christine WormuthCarrie Ricci20222025Christine WormuthLevator Norsworthy (senior official)20252025 Donald Trump Daniel P. DriscollDaniel S. Zevitz (acting) 20252025Charles L. Young III2025PresentDaniel P. Driscoll, Adam Telle (acting)
See also General Counsel of the Department of Defense General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force General Counsel of the Navy
References
External links Office of the General Counsel