The General Counsel of the Army (also known as the Army General Counsel, abbreviated AGC) is the General Counsel

General Counsel

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 of the United States Department of the Army

United States Department of the Army

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 and the chief legal counselor of the United States Secretary of the Army

United States Secretary of the Army

The Secretary of the Army is a civilian official within the Department of Defense of the United States of America with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and...

. 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 Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army and the Office of the Chief Counsel of the United States Army Corps of Engineers

United States Army Corps of Engineers

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U.S. law provides that the General Counsel shall be appointed from the civilian sector by the President of the United States

President of the United States

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 and with the advice and consent

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 of the United States Senate

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List of General Counsels of the Army (incomplete)

Name	Assumed Office	Left Office	President President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....  Appointed By	Secretary United States Secretary of the Army The Secretary of the Army is a civilian official within the Department of Defense of the United States of America with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and...  Served Under
Karl Bendetsen Karl Bendetsen Karl Robin Bendetsen was born in Aberdeen, Washington. His parents, Albert M. and Anna Bendetson, were first-generation American citizens, and his grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe...	1949	1949	Harry Truman	Gordon Gray
Francis Shackelford Francis Shackelford Francis Shackelford was the United States General Counsel of the Army from 1950 to 1952 and Assistant Secretary of the Army from 1952 to 1953.-Biography:...	July 24, 1950	August 25, 1952	Harry Truman	Frank Pace Frank Pace Frank Pace, Jr. was a the 3rd United States Secretary of the Army and business executive.-Biography:Pace was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and attended The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania...
Bernard A. Monaghan Bernard A. Monaghan Bernard Andrew Monaghan, Jr. was United States General Counsel of the Army from 1952 to 1953 and Chief Executive Office of Vulcan Materials Company from 1959 to 1981.-Biography:...	August 26, 1952	August 14, 1953	Harry Truman	Frank Pace Frank Pace Frank Pace, Jr. was a the 3rd United States Secretary of the Army and business executive.-Biography:Pace was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and attended The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania... , Robert Ten Broeck Stevens Robert Ten Broeck Stevens Robert Ten Broeck Stevens was a U.S. businessman and former chairman of J.P. Stevens and Company, which was one of the most established textile manufacturing plants in the U.S...
John G. Adams John G. Adams John G. Adams was the US Army's counsel in the Army-McCarthy Hearings. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and he worked in Washington, DC for the Defense Department before he became the US Army general counsel in 1953. From 1953 to 1955 he was the chief legal adviser to Army Secretary Robert...	October 1, 1953	March 31, 1955	Dwight Eisenhower	Robert Ten Broeck Stevens Robert Ten Broeck Stevens Robert Ten Broeck Stevens was a U.S. businessman and former chairman of J.P. Stevens and Company, which was one of the most established textile manufacturing plants in the U.S...
Frank Millard Frank Millard Frank Gurnee Millard was an American politician and football player.Millard was born in Corunna, Michigan in 1892, the son of Frank A. Millard and Emma Millard. He attended the public schools in Corunna. He subsequently attended the University of Michigan, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1914...	April 1, 1955	February 28, 1961	Dwight Eisenhower	Wilber Marion Brucker Wilber Marion Brucker Wilber Marion Brucker was an American Republican politician. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he served as the 32nd Governor of Michigan from 1931 to 1933 and as the United States Secretary of the Army between July 21, 1955 and January 19, 1961.-Early life:Brucker was born in Saginaw, Michigan, the son...
Powell Pierpoint Powell Pierpoint Powell Pierpoint was a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the Army from 1961 to 1963.-Biography:Powell Pierpoint was born in Philadelphia on April 30, 1922, the son of James Reynolds Pierpoint and Ruth Pierpoint. He attended Yale University, receiving a B.A. in 1944. He was a...	1961	1963	John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....	Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Cyrus Vance Cyrus Vance Cyrus Roberts Vance was an American lawyer and United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980...
Joseph A. Califano, Jr. Joseph A. Califano, Jr. Joseph Anthony Califano, Jr. is Founder and Chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, an independent non-profit research center affiliated with Columbia University in New York City...	1963	1964	John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....	Cyrus Vance Cyrus Vance Cyrus Roberts Vance was an American lawyer and United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980...
Alfred B. Fitt Alfred B. Fitt Alfred Bradley Fitt was a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the Army from 1964 to 1967, as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs from 1967 to 1969, and as general counsel of the Congressional Budget Office from 1975 to 1992.-Biography:Alfred B. Fitt...	1964	1967	Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...	Stephen Ailes Stephen Ailes Stephen Ailes was a prominent member of the District of Columbia Bar and a partner in the firm of Steptoe & Johnson. He served as the United States Under Secretary of the Army from February 9, 1961 to January 28, 1964 and as United States Secretary of the Army from January 28 ,1964 to July 1, 1965... , Stanley Rogers Resor Stanley Rogers Resor Stanley Rogers Resor is a former lawyer, U.S. military officer, and government official.Born in New York City, he was the son of Stanley B. Resor , president of the J. W. Thompson advertising agency and one of the originators of the modern advertising industry...
Robert E. Jordan III Robert E. Jordan III Robert Elijah Jordan III was a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the Army from 1967 to 1971.-Biography:Robert E. Jordan III was born on June 20, 1936. He was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receiving an S.B. degree in 1958. He then attended Harvard Law...	1967	1971	Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...	Stanley Rogers Resor Stanley Rogers Resor Stanley Rogers Resor is a former lawyer, U.S. military officer, and government official.Born in New York City, he was the son of Stanley B. Resor , president of the J. W. Thompson advertising agency and one of the originators of the modern advertising industry...
Charles D. Ablard Charles D. Ablard Charles D. Ablard is a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the Army from 1975 to 1977, and who has been an administrative judge in the United States Department of Defense since 2003.-Biography:Charles D...	February 25, 1975	January 19, 1977	Gerald Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...	Martin Richard Hoffmann Martin Richard Hoffmann Martin Richard Hoffmann is a U.S. administrator. He served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1975 and 1977.-Government Career:...
Jill Wine-Banks Jill Wine-Banks Jill Wine-Banks is a United States lawyer who was one of the prosecutors during the Watergate scandal, and who served as General Counsel of the Army from 1977 to 1980.-Biography:...	1977	1980	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...	Clifford Alexander, Jr. Clifford Alexander, Jr. Clifford Leopold Alexander, Jr. is an American lawyer, businessman and public servant. He was the first African-American Secretary of the Army.-Life and career:...
Sara E. Lister Sara E. Lister Sara E. Lister is a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the Army under the Carter administration and then as Assistant Secretary of the Army from 1994 to 1997. She gained national attention in November 1997 when she gave a speech in which she referred to members of the United...	1980	1980	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...	Clifford Alexander, Jr. Clifford Alexander, Jr. Clifford Leopold Alexander, Jr. is an American lawyer, businessman and public servant. He was the first African-American Secretary of the Army.-Life and career:...
Delbert Spurlock Delbert Spurlock Delbert L. Spurlock, Jr. was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army from 1980 to 1989 and United States Deputy Secretary of Labor from 1991 to 1993.-Biography:...	1980	1983	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...	John Otho Marsh, Jr. John Otho Marsh, Jr. John Otho Marsh, Jr. served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1981 and 1989. He also served in the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1963 to 1971. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity...
Susan J. Crawford Susan J. Crawford Susan J. Crawford is an US lawyer, who was appointed the Convening Authority for the Guantanamo military commissions, on February 7, 2007.Secretary of Defense Robert Gates appointed Crawford to replace John D...	1983	1989	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....	John Otho Marsh, Jr. John Otho Marsh, Jr. John Otho Marsh, Jr. served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1981 and 1989. He also served in the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1963 to 1971. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity...
William J. Haynes, II William J. Haynes, II William James "Jim" Haynes II is an American lawyer and former General Counsel of the Department of Defense during President George W. Bush's administration. Haynes resigned as General Counsel effective March 2008...	1990	1993	George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...	Michael P. W. Stone
William Thaddeus Coleman III William Thaddeus Coleman III William Thaddeus Coleman III is a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the Army during the Clinton administration.-Biography:...	1994	ca. 1999	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...	Togo D. West, Jr. Togo D. West, Jr. Togo Dennis West, Jr. is an American attorney and public official who was the third person to occupy the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on January 27, 1998, during Clinton's second term, and was confirmed by the Senate on May 5, 1998. He had...
Charles A. Blanchard Charles A. Blanchard (lawyer) Charles A. Blanchard is a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the Army from 1999 to 2001, and who has served as General Counsel of the Air Force from 2009 to present.-Biography:...	1999	2001	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...	Louis Caldera Louis Caldera Louis Caldera was Director of the White House Military Office from January 20, 2009, until May 22, 2009, and served as the 17th United States Secretary of the Army from July 2, 1998, until January 20, 2001.-Family and education:...
Steven J. Morello Steven J. Morello Steven J. Morello is a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the Army from 2001 to 2004.-Biography:Steven J. Morello's mother was a member of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan. Morello was educated at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown...	2001	2004	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....	Thomas E. White Thomas E. White Thomas E. White, Jr. is an American businessman and former United States Army officer who served as senior executive at the now collapsed Enron and as the United States Secretary of the Army from May 31, 2001 until April 25, 2003.-Military career and education:In 1963 White graduated from Cass... , Francis J. Harvey Francis J. Harvey Francis Joseph Harvey served as the 19th Secretary of the United States Army from November 19, 2004 to March 9, 2007.-Education and family:Harvey was born and raised in Latrobe, Pennsylvania...