General Counsel of the Army


The general counsel of the Army 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.
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Partial list of general counsels of the Army

ImageNameTerm startTerm endPresident appointed bySecretary served under
Karl Bendetsen19491950Harry TrumanGordon Gray
Francis Shackelford19501952Harry TrumanFrank Pace
Bernard A. Monaghan19521953Harry TrumanFrank Pace, Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams19531955Dwight EisenhowerRobert T. Stevens
Frank Millard19551961Dwight EisenhowerWilber M. Brucker
Powell Pierpoint19611963John F. KennedyElvis Jacob Stahr Jr., Cyrus Vance
Joseph A. Califano Jr.19631964John F. KennedyCyrus Vance
Alfred B. Fitt19641967Lyndon B. JohnsonStephen Ailes, Stanley Rogers Resor
Robert E. Jordan III19671971Lyndon B. JohnsonStanley Rogers Resor
Robert W. Berry19711974Richard NixonRobert Frederick Froehlke, Howard Callaway
Charles D. Ablard19751977Gerald FordMartin Richard Hoffmann
Jill Wine-Volner19771980Jimmy CarterClifford Alexander, Jr.
Sara E. Lister19801981Jimmy CarterClifford Alexander Jr.
Delbert Spurlock19811983Ronald ReaganJohn Otho Marsh Jr.
Susan J. Crawford19831989Ronald ReaganJohn Otho Marsh Jr.
William J. Haynes II19901993George H. W. BushMichael P. W. Stone
William Thaddeus Coleman III19941999Bill ClintonTogo D. West Jr.
Charles A. Blanchard19992001Bill ClintonLouis Caldera
Steven J. Morello20012004George W. BushThomas E. White, Francis J. Harvey
Brad Carson20122014Barack ObamaJohn M. McHugh
Alissa Starzak20152017Barack ObamaEric Fanning, Patrick Murphy, Robert M. Speer
Earl G. Matthews 20172018Donald TrumpRobert M. Speer, Mark Esper
James E. McPherson20182020Donald TrumpMark Esper, Ryan McCarthy
Michele Pearce 20202021Donald TrumpRyan McCarthy
Craig R. Schmauder 20212022Joe BidenJohn E. Whitley, Christine Wormuth
Carrie Ricci20222025Joe BidenChristine Wormuth
Levator Norsworthy 20252025Donald TrumpDaniel P. Driscoll
Daniel S. Zevitz 2025PresentDonald TrumpDaniel P. Driscoll