Patrick M. McCarthy (lawyer)

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Patrick M. McCarthy
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Service/branch United States Navy
Rank Captain

Patrick M. McCarthy is a retired American lawyer and officer in the United States Navy. [1] He was appointed Commander on July 12, 2001. [2] He was appointed Captain on May 23, 2006. [3]

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McCarthy was Staff Judge Advocate in Okinawa, Japan from November 1992 until July 1995, legal advisor to the Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy from July 1995 to August 1997, Staff Judge Advocate to the Iceland Defense Force from June 1998 to July 2001, Staff Judge Advocate of Joint Task Force Guantanamo from May 2006 to July 2008, and in 2010 was Staff Judge advocate to Joint Task Force 435 (TF 435), which is responsible for U.S. detention policy in Afghanistan. [4]

United States Naval Academy

Then Lt. Cdr. McCarthy, while posted as legal advisor to the Commandant of Midshipmen, was involved in the arrest and eventual conviction of Diane Zamora for murdering Adrianne Jones.[ when? ] When McCarthy was informed Midshipmen had indicated Ms. Zamora had participated in the murder, McCarthy called authorities in the Fort Worth, Texas area, and Ms. Zamora was finally arrested, and later convicted, for the crime. [5] McCarthy was eventually called as a witness at the trial of Zamora. [6]

Guantanamo Bay

McCarthy was appointed Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Staff Judge Advocate, its lead attorney, from May 2006 to mid-2008. [7] [8]

He was interviewed on the program, "Fresh Air":

Guantanamo has been [incorrectly] painted as a place where detainees are sent and are held incognito, where they lack access to courts, their family members and the media. We are holding those individuals here who should be held based on the fact that they are enemy combatants, and they continue to pose a threat to the U.S. [1]

He filed an affidavit, accompanying a court filing, noting that detainee lawyers had gathered information from the detainees for news organizations, and the lawyers had provided detainees with accounts of events outside Guantanimo, like a speech at an Amnesty International conference and details of terrorist attacks. Such information, his affidavit said, threatens the security of the camp, as it could incite violence among the detainees. [9] He said that in one case a detainee's attorney took questions from a BBC reporter with him into a meeting with a detainee at the camp, and that such indirect interviews are "inconsistent with the purpose of counsel access" at the prison. [10]

Captain McCarthy gave testimony at the trial of Omar Khadr, where he stated "Mr. Khadr was always very respectful...He had a pleasant demeanor. He was friendly." Captain McCarthy went on to state "Fifteen-year-olds, in my opinion, should not be held to the same level of accountability as adults", arguing that Omar Khadr has the potential to be rehabilitated. [11]

Afghanistan

In 2010, Captain McCarthy served as Staff Judge Advocate to Joint Task Force 435, which is responsible for U.S. detention policy in Afghanistan. [12] After this 13-month tour, Captain McCarthy was stationed as Staff Judge Advocate at United States Pacific Command on August 1, 2011. [4]

PwC and BRN

Retired from the Navy, McCarthy is currently the leader of PwC's Global Intelligence Operations Center as a senior Director in the Strategic Threat and International Anti-corruption & Program Integrity Practice Groups. In this role, he advises clients globally in both the public and private sectors on myriad operational, ethical, regulatory and crisis related challenges. [13] He is also the Principal Officer of BRN Associates, Inc., together with Vice Chairman David Allen White. [14]

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  1. 1 2 Spc. Shanita Simmons (2007-10-31). "JTF head attorney sets record straight on detainee abuse allegations". JTF-GTMO. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  2. ↑ "THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: To be commander". Congressional Record, 107th Congress (2001-2002). 2001-07-12. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  3. ↑ Congressional Record, Part 7. Government Printing Office. July 2010. p. 9186. ISBN   978-0-16-086154-3.
  4. 1 2 Captain McCarthy is currently a leader of Price, Waterhouse Cooper Global Intelligence Operations Center and is a senior Director in the Strategic Threat and International Anti-corruption & Program Integrity Practice Groups. "Leadership Biographies: CAPT PATRICK McCARTHY, JAGC, USN Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Pacific Command". Pacific Command. 2011-08-01. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  5. ↑ Meyer, Peter (2007). Blind Love: The True Story of the Texas Cadet Murder. Macmillan publishing. pp. 173–190. ISBN   978-1-4299-3802-0.
  6. ↑ Newton, Chris (February 11, 1998). "Defense gets its turn in Zamora trial". Texas News. AP Scripps. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  7. ↑ Daniel Jones (Winter 2007). "IA: Life at Guantanamo Bay" (PDF). Navy Jag. p. 10. Retrieved 2008-02-22. CAPT Patrick McCarthy has been leading our team since May 2006 and will continue to do so until next summer. Commons-logo.svg Media related to File:2007_Winter_JAGMAG.pdf at Wikimedia Commons
  8. ↑ "Patrick McCarthy after being sworn in as the Guantanamo Bay Bar Association's new president" (PDF). Guantanamo Gazette. 2006-11-17. p. 8. Retrieved 2008-09-08. Commons-logo.svg Media related to File:Guantanamo Bay Gazette, volume 63, number 47.pdf at Wikimedia Commons
  9. ↑ Glaberson, William (April 26, 2007). "U.S. Court to limit lawyers at Guantanamo". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2017-02-11. An affidavit by a Navy lawyer at Guantánamo, Cmdr. Patrick M. McCarthy, that accompanied the filing, said lawyers had gathered information from the detainees for news organizations. Commander McCarthy also said the lawyers had provided detainees with accounts of events outside Guantánamo, like a speech at an Amnesty International conference and details of terrorist attacks.
  10. ↑ Carol D. Leonnig & Eric Rich (2006-11-04). "U.S. Seeks Silence on CIA Prisons". Washington Post . Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. In an affidavit, Guantanamo's staff judge advocate, Cmdr. Patrick M. McCarthy, said that in one case a detainee's attorney took questions from a BBC reporter with him into a meeting with a detainee at the camp. Such indirect interviews are "inconsistent with the purpose of counsel access" at the prison, McCarthy wrote.
  11. ↑ Fox, Ben (2010-10-28). "Soldier's widow confronts killer at Gitmo". Navy Times . Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved 2010-12-29. McCarthy told jurors he believes Khadr has the potential to be rehabilitated in part because of his age. 'Fifteen-year-olds, in my opinion, should not be held to the same level of accountability as adults', he said.
  12. ↑ Thompson, Scott. "Making a Difference: Navy judge advocates and legalmen excel in the" (PDF). Jag Mag . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2011-01-28. CAPT Pat McCarthy, staff judge advocate for TF-435, headquartered in Kabul, provides legal advice to the TF-435 commander on the full spectrum of legal issues at the operational and strategic level. Commons-logo.svg Media related to File:JAGMAG II 2010 (MAKING DIFF).pdf at Wikimedia Commons
  13. ↑ "Patrick McCarthy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  14. ↑ "Brn Associates Inc". Williamsburg, VA: GuideStar. Archived from the original on 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2019-01-26. Principal Officer: Patrick McCarthy […] Main Address: […] Glenelg, MD […] Cause Area (NTEE Code): Roman Catholic (X22). — "David Allen White" (biography). St. Louis, MO: St. Marcel Initiative. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2019-01-26. David Allen White is Vice Chairman of BRN Associates, Inc. […] He […] served – for 29 years – in the English Department at the United States Naval Academy, where he remains Professor Emeritus of English.
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