Bruce MacDonald
Bruce MacDonald is an American lawyer, and retired officer in the United States Navy.[1][2] He is the former head of the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corp, retiring in 2006 as a three star Admiral.[3] On March 24, 2010, Newsweek reported that MacDonald who had helped draft the Military Commissions Act of 2009, had been appointed the Convening Authority for the Office of Military Commissions, replaceing Susan J. Crawford.
MacDonald joined the Navy in 1978.[3] He earned his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 1987. Subsequently he earned a Master's degree in International Law from Harvard Law School.
Carol Rosenberg, of the Miami Herald, reports that MacDonald had testified before the United States Congress on numerous occasions, defending the Guantanamo Military Commission system.[3]
References
- ↑ Michael Isikoff. Pentagon to Name New Chief for Military Commissions in Sign That Gitmo Trials May Move Forward, Newsweek, 2010-03-24. Retrieved on 2010-04-14. “The appointment of retired Admiral Bruce MacDonald, who formerly served as the chief Judge Advocate of the Navy, as the new "convening authority" for the Office of Military Commissions is among the most important moves in an apparent gearing up for the expected new wave of trials.”
- ↑ Michael Isikoff. Military-Commission Trials Set for the Summer, Newsweek, 2010-03-26. Retrieved on 2010-04-14. “Since then, however, Congress has passed a new law--signed by Obama--aimed at making the proceedings fairer. And last week Gates named retired Adm. Bruce MacDonald, who helped craft the new law, as the "convening authority" to oversee the commissions.”
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Carol Rosenberg. Obama appoints new chief for war court at Guantanamo, McClatchy News Service, 2010-03-25. Retrieved on 2010-04-14. “MacDonald's last job in the military was as the Navy's top lawyer. He had repeatedly testified at Congress as a bullish backer of the at-times controversial tribunal system.”