Patrick M. McCarthy (lawyer) explained

Patrick M. McCarthy
Branch:United States Navy
Rank:Captain
Recent Duty Stations:Staff Judge Advocate, CENTCOM (2010), Staff Judge Advocate, Joint Task Force Guantanamo (May 2006 - June 2008)

Patrick M. McCarthy is a retired American lawyer and officer in the United States Navy.[1] He was appointed Commander on July 12, 2001.[2] He was appointed Captain on May 23, 2006.[3]

McCarthy was Staff Judge Advocate in Okinawa, Japan from November 1992 until July 1995, legal advisor to the Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy from July 1995 to August 1997, Staff Judge Advocate to the Iceland Defense Force from June 1998 to July 2001, Staff Judge Advocate of Joint Task Force Guantanamo from May 2006 to July 2008, and in 2010 was Staff Judge advocate to Joint Task Force 435 (TF 435), which is responsible for U.S. detention policy in Afghanistan.[4]

United States Naval Academy

Then Lt. Cdr. McCarthy, while posted as legal advisor to the Commandant of Midshipmen, was involved in the arrest and eventual conviction of Diane Zamora for murdering Adrianne Jones. When McCarthy was informed Midshipmen had indicated Ms. Zamora had participated in the murder, McCarthy called authorities in the Fort Worth, Texas area, and Ms. Zamora was finally arrested, and later convicted, for the crime.[5] McCarthy was eventually called as a witness at the trial of Zamora.[6]

Guantanamo Bay

McCarthy was appointed Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Staff Judge Advocate, its lead attorney, from May 2006 to mid-2008.[7] [8]

He was interviewed on the program, "Fresh Air":

He filed an affidavit, accompanying a court filing, noting that detainee lawyers had gathered information from the detainees for news organizations, and the lawyers had provided detainees with accounts of events outside Guantanimo, like a speech at an Amnesty International conference and details of terrorist attacks. Such information, his affidavit said, threatens the security of the camp, as it could incite violence among the detainees.[9] He said that in one case a detainee's attorney took questions from a BBC reporter with him into a meeting with a detainee at the camp, and that such indirect interviews are "inconsistent with the purpose of counsel access" at the prison.[10]

Captain McCarthy gave testimony at the trial of Omar Khadr, where he stated "Mr. Khadr was always very respectful...He had a pleasant demeanor. He was friendly." Captain McCarthy went on to state "Fifteen-year-olds, in my opinion, should not be held to the same level of accountability as adults", arguing that Omar Khadr has the potential to be rehabilitated.[11]

Afghanistan

In 2010, Captain McCarthy served as Staff Judge Advocate to Joint Task Force 435, which is responsible for U.S. detention policy in Afghanistan.[12] After this 13-month tour, Captain McCarthy was stationed as Staff Judge Advocate at United States Pacific Command on August 1, 2011.[4]

PwC and BRN

Retired from the Navy, McCarthy is currently the leader of PwC's Global Intelligence Operations Center as a senior Director in the Strategic Threat and International Anti-corruption & Program Integrity Practice Groups. In this role, he advises clients globally in both the public and private sectors on myriad operational, ethical, regulatory and crisis related challenges.[13] He is also the Principal Officer of BRN Associates, Inc., together with Vice Chairman David Allen White.[14]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JTF head attorney sets record straight on detainee abuse allegations . . Spc. Shanita Simmons . 2007-10-31 . 2008-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071107101243/http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/storyarchive/2007/07octstories/103107-2-sja.html. November 7, 2007.
  2. News: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: To be commander . . 2001-07-12 . 2011-12-06 . live . https://archive.today/20121213095522/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/R?r107:FLD001:S07654 . 2012-12-13.
  3. Book: 978-0-16-086154-3 . 9186 . Congressional Record, Part 7 . July 2010 . .
  4. Captain McCarthy is currently a leader of Price, Waterhouse Cooper Global Intelligence Operations Center and is a senior Director in the Strategic Threat and International Anti-corruption & Program Integrity Practice Groups.News: Leadership Biographies: CAPT PATRICK McCARTHY, JAGC, USN Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Pacific Command . . 2011-08-01 . 2011-12-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414110558/http://www.pacom.mil/web/Site_Pages/Staff%20Directory/J0/J06%20Biography.shtml . April 14, 2012.
  5. Book: Meyer, Peter . 978-1-4299-3802-0 . Blind Love: The True Story of the Texas Cadet Murder . 2007 . . 173–190.
  6. News: Defense gets its turn in Zamora trial . Newton . Chris . February 11, 1998 . Texas News . AP Scripps . 28 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313131049/http://www.texnews.com/1998/texas/cadets0211.html . March 13, 2012 .
  7. News: IA: Life at Guantanamo Bay . . Daniel Jones . Daniel Jones (military jurist) . Winter 2007 . 2008-02-22 . CAPT Patrick McCarthy has been leading our team since May 2006 and will continue to do so until next summer. . 10 .
  8. News: Patrick McCarthy after being sworn in as the Guantanamo Bay Bar Association's new president. Guantanamo Gazette. 2006-11-17. 2008-09-08. 8.
  9. News: U.S. Court to limit lawyers at Guantanamo . . William . Glaberson . April 26, 2007 . An affidavit by a Navy lawyer at Guantánamo, Cmdr. Patrick M. McCarthy, that accompanied the filing, said lawyers had gathered information from the detainees for news organizations. Commander McCarthy also said the lawyers had provided detainees with accounts of events outside Guantánamo, like a speech at an Amnesty International conference and details of terrorist attacks. . 2017-02-11 . 2024-05-25 . https://archive.today/20240525152057/https://www.webcitation.org/63iptw3b0?url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html%3Fres=9802EEDD153EF935A15757C0A9619C8B63&pagewanted=all . live .
  10. News: U.S. Seeks Silence on CIA Prisons . Carol D. Leonnig . Carol D. Leonnig . Eric Rich . amp . . 2006-11-04 . In an affidavit, Guantanamo's staff judge advocate, Cmdr. Patrick M. McCarthy, said that in one case a detainee's attorney took questions from a BBC reporter with him into a meeting with a detainee at the camp. Such indirect interviews are "inconsistent with the purpose of counsel access" at the prison, McCarthy wrote. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120914084921/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110301793.html . September 14, 2012 .
  11. News: Soldier's widow confronts killer at Gitmo . Fox . Ben . 2010-10-28 . . 2010-12-29 . McCarthy told jurors he believes Khadr has the potential to be rehabilitated in part because of his age. 'Fifteen-year-olds, in my opinion, should not be held to the same level of accountability as adults', he said. . dead . https://archive.today/20120910042206/http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/10/ap-guantanamo-christopher-speer-widow-testifies-at-sentencing-102810/ . September 10, 2012.
  12. Web site: Making a Difference: Navy judge advocates and legalmen excel in the . Thompson . Scott . . 2011-01-28 . CAPT Pat McCarthy, staff judge advocate for TF-435, headquartered in Kabul, provides legal advice to the TF-435 commander on the full spectrum of legal issues at the operational and strategic level. . https://web.archive.org/web/20101215001053/http://www.jag.navy.mil/news/jag_mag/archive/2010_VOL2/Pages%2014-17%20JAGMAG_II_2010%20(MAKING%20DIFF).pdf . 2010-12-15 . dead .
  13. Web site: Patrick McCarthy . 2018-04-25 . 2018-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115940/https://www.pwc.com/us/en/contacts/p/patrick-mccarthy.html . dead .
  14. Web site: Brn Associates Inc . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20190126132542/https://www.guidestar.org/profile/46-1284517 . 2019-01-26 . live . 2019-01-26 . Principal Officer: Patrick McCarthy […] Main Address: […] Glenelg, MD […] Cause Area (NTEE Code): Roman Catholic (X22). . — Web site: David Allen White . St. Marcel Initiative . . biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20181221063643/https://stmarcelinitiative.com/author/davidallenwhite . 2018-12-21 . live . 2019-01-26 . David Allen White is Vice Chairman of BRN Associates, Inc. […] He […] served – for 29 years – in the English Department at the United States Naval Academy, where he remains Professor Emeritus of English..

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