Ralph H. Kohlmann
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Ralph H. Kohlmann is an American lawyer and officer in the United States Marine Corps.[1][2]
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[edit] Education
| date | institution |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy |
| 1987 | Juris Doctor, The Delaware Law School, Widener University |
| 1994 | Master of Law (Military Law), The Judge Advocate General’s School, U.S. Army |
| 2002 | Master of Arts (National Security and Strategic Studies), United States Naval War College |
[edit] Military Career
For his first seven years as an officer Kohlmann served as a combat engineer.[2] He switched to the Judge Advocate General Corps in 1987.
[edit] Service in Guantanamo for the Office of Military Commissions
On Friday January 6, 2006 the Department of Defense appointed Kohlmann to preside over Binyam Mohammed's military commission.[3] In its ruling in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld the United States Supreme Court ruled that President George W. Bush lacked the constitutional authority to create military commissions.
The Supreme Court had ruled that the United States Congress did have the constitutional authority create military commissions, and Congress subsequently passed the Military Commissions Act of 2006 a few months later, re-instituting military commissions very similar to the earlier Presidentially authorized commissions.
On December 13, 2007 the New York Times reported that Kohlmann was appointed to serve as a Chief judge by the Office of Military Commissions.[1]
[edit] Ordered Peter Brownback's replacement
On May 29, 2008 an e-mail from Kohlmann announced that new officer was appointed to replace Peter Brownback.[4][5] Officials have declined to explain why Brownback was replaced.
[edit] See also
- Guantanamo military commission Presiding Officers
[edit] External links
- "Forum Shoppers Beware the Mismatch Between the Military Tribunal Option and United States National Security Strategy", Naval War College paper
[edit] References
- ^ a b William Glaberson. "From a Critic of Tribunals to Top Judge", New York Times, December 13, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. "Back in 2002, a master’s degree candidate at the Naval War College wrote a paper on the Bush administration’s plan to use military commissions to try Guantánamo suspects, concluding that “even a good military tribunal is a bad idea.”
It drew little notice at the time, but the paper has gained a second life because of its author’s big promotion: Col. Ralph H. Kohlmann of the Marines is now the chief judge of the military commissions at the naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba."
- ^ a b c Ralph H. Kohlmann: Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps. United States Air Force. Retrieved on 2008-05-29. mirror
- ^ "Military Commission charges referred", The Wire (JTF-GTMO), January 6, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ Jane Sutton. "Guantanamo judge dismissed in Canadian's case", Reuters, May 29, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Michael Melia. "Gitmo judge removed from Canadian's case", Miami Herald, May 29, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
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