Amy Bechtold
Encyclopedia
United States
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military judge and lawyer who was formerly a Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
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Bechtold is notable for her appointment to the United States Court of Military Commission Review
United States Court of Military Commission Review
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 mandated that rulings from the Guantanamo military commissions could be appealed to a Court of Military Commission Review, which would sit in Washington D.C.....
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Bechtold was selected for promotion to full Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in 2001.
Bechtold served as Chief Judge of the Air Force's
Court of Military Review, from 31 October 2006 to 6 September 2007.
Although Bechtold continued to serve as the Chief Judge until September 2007 she had already been appointed to fill one of the United States Court of Military Commission Review positions reserved for civilians in July 2007.