Steven David (Judge)
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Steven David is the 106th Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
. David previously served as a lawyer and military officer, retiring from the United States Army Reserve
in September, 2010 with the rank of Colonel
.
the body authorized to conduct the military commissions to try Guantanamo captives.
In October 2010 he was appointed a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.
In 2008, while he was serving as Chief Defense Counsel, David complained that the Defense branch of the Office of Military Commission
had not been allocated sufficient resources.
According to The Times
David called for the entire military commission system to be scrapped, following the conviction of Osama bin Laden
's driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan
, in August 2008.
He was critical of the way the commission had relied on hearsay evidence, secret testimony, and that evidence of abusive interrogation had been suppressed.
Supreme Court of Indiana
The Supreme Court of Indiana is the state supreme court of Indiana. The court was established by Article Seven of the Indiana Constitution and is the highest judicial authority within Indiana...
. David previously served as a lawyer and military officer, retiring from the United States Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve
The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army....
in September, 2010 with the rank of 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...
.
Biography
He served as a Chief Defense Counsel for the Office of Military Commissionsthe body authorized to conduct the military commissions to try Guantanamo captives.
In October 2010 he was appointed a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.
In 2008, while he was serving as Chief Defense Counsel, David complained that the Defense branch of the Office of Military Commission
had not been allocated sufficient resources.
According to The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
David called for the entire military commission system to be scrapped, following the conviction of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
's driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan
Salim Ahmed Hamdan
Salim Ahmed Hamdan is a Yemeni man, captured during the invasion of Afghanistan, and imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay. He admits to being Osama bin Laden's personal driver claiming he needed the $200 monthly salary that came with the job....
, in August 2008.
He was critical of the way the commission had relied on hearsay evidence, secret testimony, and that evidence of abusive interrogation had been suppressed.