The General Counsel of the Army (also known as the Army General Counsel, abbreviated AGC) is the
chief legal officer
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of the
U.S. Department of the Army
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and senior legal advisor to the
Secretary of the Army
The secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense, with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, insta ...
.
U.S. law provides that the General Counsel shall be appointed from the civilian life by the
President of the United States
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, with the
advice and consent
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of the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
, 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
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and the five
Assistant Secretaries of the Army
Assistant Secretary of the Army is a title used to describe various civilian officials in the United States Department of the Army.
Present Assistant Secretaries of the Army
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, 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
.
Partial list of General Counsels of the Army
See also
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General Counsel of the Department of Defense
The General Counsel of the Department of Defense is the general counsel, chief legal officer of the United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense (DoD), advising both the United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary and United States ...
*
General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force
The General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force (acronym SAF/GC) is the chief legal officer of the U.S. Department of the Air Force.
By U.S. law, the General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force is appointed from civilian life by th ...
*
General Counsel of the Navy
The General Counsel of the Department of the Navy is the senior civilian lawyer in the United States Department of the Navy, U.S. Department of the Navy and is the senior legal adviser to the United States Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the ...
References
External links
Office of the General Counsel
{{US Department of Defense Secretaries
Lawyers who have represented the United States government