Guantanamo Military Commission - The Lawyers

The Lawyers

John D. Altenburg Major General (retired)
  • Appointing authority
  • Will attend all the commissions
  • Has the authority to shut down any commission, immediately, without warning or explanation.
Thomas Hemingway Brigadier General
  • Legal advisor to the Office of Military Commissions
Peter Brownback Colonel (retired)
  • Commission President (see above)
Ralph Kohlmann Colonel USMC
  • Commission President (see above)
Fred Borch Colonel
  • Chief Prosecutor
  • Leaked memos surfaced that claimed he had bragged about corrupting the fairness of the proceedings.
  • Reported to have claimed the Commission officers were chosen because they could be trusted to convict
  • Reported to have claimed that all the evidence of the suspect's innocence would be classified top-secret, so the defense never learned of it.
  • Resigned his commission.
Robert L. Swann Colonel
  • Chief Prosecutor following Fred Borch.
  • Requested two of the commission officers be removed because they would be biased in favor of conviction.
Dwight H. Sullivan Colonel USMC Reserve
  • Appointed to be chief defense counsel
  • Called up from civilian life for this service
  • Worked for the Maryland office of the American Civil Liberties Union in civilian life.
Muneer Ahmad civilian
  • Defending Omar Khadr
  • Professor of law
  • Pro bono service
  • Described great difficulties put in his path by military authorities.
Robert Chester Colonel
  • Prosecuting Omar Khadr
John Carr Captain
  • Appointed to serve as a Prosecutor
  • Requested transfer because the proceeding seemed unjust.
  • Promoted after transfer
Morris Davis Colonel U.S. Air Force
  • Prosecutor for Omar Khadr
Thomas Fleener Major Army Reserve
  • Appointed to defend Ali Hamza Ahmed Sulayman al Bahlul
  • Bahlul has consistently insisted on his right to defend himself.
William C. Kuebler Lieutenant Commander U.S. Navy
  • Appointed to defend Ghassan Abdullah Al Sharbi
  • Al Sharbi insisted on his right to defend himself.
  • Represented Omar Khadr from 2007 to 2009.
John Merriam Captain U.S. Army
  • Appointed to defend Omar Khadr
Michael Mori Major USMC Reserve
  • Appointed to defend David Matthew Hicks
Robert Preston Major
  • Appointed to serve as a Prosecutor
  • Requested transfer because the proceeding seemed unjust.
  • Promoted after transfer
Robert D. Rachlin civilian
  • Volunteered to defend Ghassan Abdullah al Sharbi
Sharon Shaffer —
  • Appointed to defend Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi
Philip Sundel —
  • Appointed to defend Ali Hamza Ahmed Sulayman al Bahlul
  • Bahlul has consistently insisted on his right to defend himself.
Charles Swift Lieutenant Commander
  • Appointed to serve as Salim Ahmed Hamdan's defense counsel
Carrie Wolf Captain USAF
  • Appointed to serve as a Prosecutor
  • Requested transfer because the proceeding seemed unjust.
  • Promoted after transfer

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