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| Department of the Navy Office of the Secretary | |
| Style | The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
| Reports to | Secretary of the Navy Under Secretary of the Navy |
| Seat | The Pentagon,Arlington County,Virginia, United States |
| Nominator | Thepresident withSenateadvice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 8019 |
| Precursor | Solicitor General of the Navy |
| Formation | 1941 |
| First holder | H. Struve Hensel |
| Succession | 18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment |
| Deputy | Principal Deputy General Counsel |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, level IV[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Thegeneral counsel of the Department of the Navy is the senior civilian lawyer in theU.S. Department of the Navy and is the senior legal adviser to thesecretary of the navy. The Office of the General Counsel of the Navy provides legal advice to the secretary, theunder secretary and the variousassistant secretaries and their staffs. The general counsel is the third highest-ranking civilian office in the Department of the Navy, behind the Secretary and Under Secretary of the Navy.
The general counsel maintains a close working relationship with thejudge advocate general, the senior uniformed lawyer in the Department of the Navy who performs statutory duties under theUniform Code of Military Justice.
The general counsel manages nearly 650 attorneys worldwide, helps to oversee theNaval Criminal Investigative Service, and advises seniorNavy andMarine Corps officials on litigation, acquisition, contractual, fiscal, environmental, property, personnel, legislative, ethics, and intelligence law issues.
The first general counsel of the navy was appointed in 1941. From 1862 to 1941, essentially the same function was provided by theSolicitor General of the Navy.[2]
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