General Counsel of the Army

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General Counsel of the Department of the Army
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Incumbent
Carrie Ricci
since January 3, 2022
Department of the Army
Office of the Secretary
Style The Honorable
Reports to Secretary of the Army
Under Secretary of the Army
Seat The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length No fixed term
Constituting instrument 10 U.S.C.   § 3019
Formation1949
First holder Karl Bendetsen
DeputyPrincipal Deputy General Counsel (PDGC)
Salary Executive Schedule, level IV [1]
Website ogc.altess.army.mil

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.

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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. [2]

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 of the Army, 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 end President appointed by Secretary served under
Karl R. Bendetsen.jpg Karl Bendetsen [3] 19491950 Harry Truman Gordon Gray
Francis Shackelford [4] 19501952 Frank Pace
Bernard A. Monaghan [4] 19521953Frank Pace, Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams [4] 19531955 Dwight Eisenhower Robert T. Stevens
Frank Millard AG.png Frank Millard [4] 19551961 Wilber M. Brucker
Powell Pierpoint [4] 19611963 John F. Kennedy Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr., Cyrus Vance
Joseph-califano-85.jpg Joseph A. Califano Jr. [5] 19631964Cyrus Vance
Alfred B. Fitt [6] 19641967 Lyndon B. Johnson Stephen Ailes, Stanley Rogers Resor
Robert E. Jordan III [7] 19671971Stanley Rogers Resor
Robert W. Berry [8] 19711974 Richard Nixon Robert Frederick Froehlke, Howard Callaway
Charles D. Ablard [9] 19751977 Gerald Ford Martin Richard Hoffmann
Photograph of Jill Wine-Volner, General Counsel of the Army.jpg Jill Wine-Volner [10] 19771980 Jimmy Carter Clifford Alexander, Jr.
SaraE.Lister.jpeg Sara E. Lister [11] 19801981 Clifford Alexander Jr.
Portrait of Delbert L. Spurlock Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army.jpg Delbert Spurlock [12] 1981 [13] 1983 Ronald Reagan John Otho Marsh Jr.
Portrait of Susan J. Crawford, Inspector General for Department of Defense.jpg Susan J. Crawford [14] 19831989
Portrait of William J. Haynes II.jpg William J. Haynes II [15] 19901993 George H. W. Bush Michael P. W. Stone
Portrait of U.S. Army Mr. William T. Colemand III, General Counsel, Office of the Secretary of the Army, (U.S Army photo by Mr. Scott Davis) (Released) (PC-192533) - DPLA - 495650fddc421a5d194bd8556b7c1e6f.jpeg William Thaddeus Coleman III [16] 1994 [17] 1999 Bill Clinton Togo D. West Jr.
Charles A Blanchard.jpg Charles A. Blanchard [18] 19992001 Louis Caldera
Steven J Morello.jpg Steven J. Morello [19] 20012004 George W. Bush Thomas E. White, Francis J. Harvey
Brad carson23.jpg Brad Carson 20122014 Barack Obama John M. McHugh
Alissa Starzak 20152017 Eric Fanning, Patrick Murphy, Robert M. Speer
Earl G. Matthews.png Earl G. Matthews (Acting)20172018 Donald Trump Robert M. Speer, Mark Esper
James E. McPherson official photo.jpg James E. McPherson 20182020Mark Esper, Ryan McCarthy
Michele A. Pearce (3).jpg Michele Pearce (acting)20202021Ryan McCarthy
Craig R. Schmauder (senior official)20212022 Joe Biden John E. Whitley (acting), Christine Wormuth
Carrie Ricci, Army General Counsel.jpg Carrie Ricci 2022IncumbentChristine Wormuth

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  1. ↑ 5 U.S.C.   § 5315
  2. ↑ 10 U.S.C.   § 3019
  3. ↑ Profile from Truman Library
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "James E. Hewes, Jr., From Root to McNamara: Army Organization and Administration (1975), pp. 381-382". Archived from the original on 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  5. ↑ Jessica Marcy, "Checking in with Joseph A. Califano, Jr.", Kaiser Health News, June 16, 2009
  6. ↑ History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1998), p. 134
  7. ↑ Jordan's Resume
  8. ↑ Obituary
  9. ↑ "From Dept. of the Army History Site". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  10. ↑ Profile from the Chicago Network
  11. ↑ See Martin Binkin & Mark J. Eitelberg, Blacks and the Military (1982), p. 90, n. 11
  12. ↑ "Nomination of Spurlock to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  13. ↑ Nomination of Delbert L. Spurlock, Jr., to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. June 29, 1983. p. 2.
  14. ↑ George H.W. Bush nominates Crawford to be Inspector General of the Department of Defense, Nov. 9, 1989 Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Bio from Dept. of Defense
  16. ↑ Tamara Loomis, "Did Affirmative Action Really Hinder Clarence Thomas?", Law.com, 06/02/2008
  17. ↑ He 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, 1998
  18. ↑ "Blanchard Bio from Air Force website". Archived from the original on 2011-06-28.
  19. ↑ "Michelle Bates Deakin, "The U.S. Armed Forces: Diversity Starts at the Top", Diversity and the Bar, Jan./Feb. 2003". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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