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General Counsel of the Army

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Chief legal officer of the U.S. Army
General Counsel of the Department of the Army
AGC
Seal of the Office of the General Counsel
Flag of the general counsel and the assistant secretaries of the Army
Incumbent
Daniel S. Zevitz
Acting 
since September 8, 2025[1]
Department of the Army
Office of the Secretary
StyleThe Honorable
Reports toSecretary of the Army
Under Secretary of the Army
SeatThe Pentagon,Arlington County,Virginia, United States
AppointerThepresident
withSenateadvice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument10 U.S.C. § 3019
Formation1949
First holderKarl Bendetsen
DeputyPrincipal Deputy General Counsel (PDGC)
SalaryExecutive Schedule, level IV[2]
Websiteogc.altess.army.mil

Thegeneral counsel of the Army (also known as theArmy general counsel, abbreviatedAGC) is thechief legal officer of theU.S. Department of the Army and senior legal advisor to thesecretary of the Army.

U.S. law provides that the general counsel shall be appointed from the civilian life by thepresident of the United States, with theadvice and consent of theUnited States Senate, and that the secretary of the Army prescribes the duties of the office.[3]

The Office of the General Counsel of the Army also provides legal advice to theunder secretary of the Army and the fiveassistant secretaries, as well as other members of the Army Secretariat. The general counsel of the Army also plays a role in supervising theOffice of the Judge Advocate General and the Office of the Chief Counsel of theUnited States Army Corps of Engineers.

Partial list of general counsels of the Army

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ImageNameTerm startTerm endPresident appointed bySecretary served under
Karl Bendetsen[4]19491950Harry TrumanGordon Gray
Francis Shackelford[5]19501952Frank Pace
Bernard A. Monaghan[5]19521953Frank Pace,Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams[5]19531955Dwight EisenhowerRobert T. Stevens
Frank Millard[5]19551961Wilber M. Brucker
Powell Pierpoint[5]19611963John F. KennedyElvis Jacob Stahr Jr.,Cyrus Vance
Joseph A. Califano Jr.[6]19631964Cyrus Vance
Alfred B. Fitt[7]19641967Lyndon B. JohnsonStephen Ailes,Stanley Rogers Resor
Robert E. Jordan III[8]19671971Stanley Rogers Resor
Robert W. Berry[9]19711974Richard NixonRobert Frederick Froehlke,Howard Callaway
Charles D. Ablard[10]19751977Gerald FordMartin Richard Hoffmann
Jill Wine-Volner[11]19771980Jimmy CarterClifford Alexander, Jr.
Sara E. Lister[12]19801981Clifford Alexander Jr.
Delbert Spurlock[13]1981[14]1983Ronald ReaganJohn Otho Marsh Jr.
Susan J. Crawford[15]19831989
William J. Haynes II[16]19901993George H. W. BushMichael P. W. Stone
William Thaddeus Coleman III[17]1994[18]1999Bill ClintonTogo D. West Jr.
Charles A. Blanchard[19]19992001Louis Caldera
Steven J. Morello[20]20012004George W. BushThomas E. White,Francis J. Harvey
Brad Carson20122014Barack ObamaJohn M. McHugh
Alissa Starzak20152017Eric Fanning,Patrick Murphy,Robert M. Speer
Earl G. Matthews (Acting)20172018Donald TrumpRobert M. Speer,Mark Esper
James E. McPherson20182020Mark Esper,Ryan McCarthy
Michele Pearce (acting)20202021Ryan McCarthy
Craig R. Schmauder (senior official)20212022Joe BidenJohn E. Whitley (acting),Christine Wormuth
Carrie Ricci20222025Christine Wormuth
Levator Norsworthy (senior official)20252025Donald TrumpDaniel P. Driscoll
Daniel S. Zevitz (acting)2025Present

See also

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References

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  1. ^https://ogc.altess.army.mil/Leadership/General_Counsel.aspx
  2. ^5 U.S.C. § 5315
  3. ^10 U.S.C. § 3019
  4. ^Profile from Truman Library
  5. ^abcde"James E. Hewes, Jr.,From Root to McNamara: Army Organization and Administration (1975), pp. 381-382". Archived fromthe original on 2017-01-23. Retrieved2010-12-29.
  6. ^Jessica Marcy, "Checking in with Joseph A. Califano, Jr.",Kaiser Health News, June 16, 2009
  7. ^History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1998), p. 134
  8. ^Jordan's Resume
  9. ^Obituary
  10. ^"From Dept. of the Army History Site". Archived fromthe original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved2011-02-11.
  11. ^Profile from the Chicago Network
  12. ^SeeMartin Binkin & Mark J. Eitelberg,Blacks and the Military (1982), p. 90, n. 11
  13. ^"Nomination of Spurlock to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army". Archived fromthe original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved2010-12-29.
  14. ^Nomination of Delbert L. Spurlock, Jr., to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. June 29, 1983. p. 2.
  15. ^George H.W. Bush nominates Crawford to be Inspector General of the Department of Defense, Nov. 9, 1989Archived 2011-05-22 at theWayback Machine
  16. ^Bio from Dept. of Defense
  17. ^Tamara Loomis, "Did Affirmative Action Really Hinder Clarence Thomas?", Law.com, 06/02/2008
  18. ^He had served three and a half years as of March 28, 1998, according to"Army's Top Lawyer Cleared of Charges",Los Angeles Times, March 28, 1998
  19. ^"Blanchard Bio from Air Force website". Archived fromthe original on 2011-06-28.
  20. ^"Michelle Bates Deakin, "The U.S. Armed Forces: Diversity Starts at the Top",Diversity and the Bar, Jan./Feb. 2003". Archived fromthe original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved2010-12-29.

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