Keith Johns Allred (January 4, 1955 – September 18, 2018) was an American Naval officer and Naval trial lawyer,[1] beginning his career with the US Seventh Fleet aboard several Naval destroyers, from 1979 to 1982. From 1985, until his retirement in 2009, he oversaw the Western Pacific Judicial Circuit as a Circuit Trial Judge. He was also the presiding judge at the Guantanamo military commission where he notably oversaw the trial of Salim Hamdan.
In 1982 he was selected for the highly competitive Law Education Program and accepted an offer to attend the University of Washington School of Law. He received his Juris Doctor in 1985 from the University of Washington. He served in the U.S. Navy in various capacities: in 1995 as general counsel, Naval Medical Center San Diego; in 1999 as circuit trial judge, Western Pacific Judicial Circuit in Yokosuka, Japan; and in 2005 as senior trial judge, Western Judicial Circuit.
Allred died on September 18, 2018, in Tacoma, Washington.
^ abcKeith J. Allred (1 June 2006). . NATO Review. NATO. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ abcdWood, Sgt. Sara (4 June 2007). . U.S. Department of Defense. American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^Greenhouse, Linda (29 June 2006). . The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^Crook, John R. (October 2008). "Continuing Developments Involving Detentions at Guantanamo Bay". American Journal of International Law. 102 (4): 875–879. doi:10.1017/S000293000075411X. S2CID 229170234. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^Woods, Sgt. Sara (4 June 2007). . U.S. Department of Defense. U.S. Department of Defense. American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
April 11, 2024
keith, allred, keith, johns, allred, january, 1955, september, 2018, american, naval, officer, naval, trial, lawyer, beginning, career, with, seventh, fleet, aboard, several, naval, destroyers, from, 1979, 1982, from, 1985, until, retirement, 2009, oversaw, we. Keith Johns Allred January 4 1955 September 18 2018 was an American Naval officer and Naval trial lawyer 1 beginning his career with the US Seventh Fleet aboard several Naval destroyers from 1979 to 1982 From 1985 until his retirement in 2009 he oversaw the Western Pacific Judicial Circuit as a Circuit Trial Judge He was also the presiding judge at the Guantanamo military commission where he notably oversaw the trial of Salim Hamdan Keith Johns AllredBorn 1955 01 04 January 4 1955El Paso Texas U S DiedSeptember 11 2018 2018 09 11 aged 63 Tacoma Washington U S BuriedLarkin Sunset Lawn CemeterySandy UtahAllegiance United StatesBranchUnited States NavyService1979 2009RankCaptainUnitUS Seventh Fleet 1979 1985 JAG Corps 1985 2009 Known forPresided over Guantanamo military commissionsCampaignsWar on TerrorAlma materUniversity of Washington School of LawOther workJudge Social Security Administration Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Military career 3 Salim Ahmed Hamdan trial 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life and career editAllred was born on January 4 1955 in El Paso Texas Allred entered the navy in 1979 after completing a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honors at Brigham Young University Initially assigned as a surface warfare officer he served three years at sea aboard the destroyers USS Oldendorf DD 972 and USS Towers DDG 9 qualifying as a command duty officer officer of the deck at sea and navigator with much of his initial assignment forward deployed to the US Seventh Fleet operating from the United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka base in Yokosuka Japan westward to the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf In 1982 he was selected for the highly competitive Law Education Program and accepted an offer to attend the University of Washington School of Law He received his Juris Doctor in 1985 from the University of Washington He served in the U S Navy in various capacities in 1995 as general counsel Naval Medical Center San Diego in 1999 as circuit trial judge Western Pacific Judicial Circuit in Yokosuka Japan and in 2005 as senior trial judge Western Judicial Circuit Allred died on September 18 2018 in Tacoma Washington Military career edit2003 2005 Professor at the George C Marshall European Center for Security Studies 1 Summer 2006 Captain Allred published a report in 2006 about how NATO should address human trafficking 1 2006 2007 Presided over Guantanamo military commissions 2 Salim Ahmed Hamdan trial editOn June 4 2007 Allred dismissed all charges against Salim Ahmed Hamdan 2 Hamdan had been one of the first four Guantanamo captives to face charges before a military commission It was Hamdan s habeas corpus request Hamdan v Rumsfeld that resulted in the United States Supreme Court ruling that the first version of the Guantanamo military commissions were unconstitutional 3 The United States Congress which the Supreme Court had ruled did have the constitutional authority to institute military commissions passed the Military Commissions Act in the fall of 2006 2 4 Allred and Peter Brownback the officer presiding over Omar Khadr s Tribunal ruled that the since the Act only authorized the Commissions to try unlawful enemy combatants and that Hamdan and Khadr s Combatant Status Review Tribunals had merely confirmed that the captives were enemy combatants the Commissions lacked jurisdiction 2 5 See also editMilitary Police Enemy Prisoners of War Retained Personnel Civilian Internees and Other DetaineesReferences edit a b c Keith J Allred 1 June 2006 NATO Review Combating human trafficking NATO Review NATO Archived from the original on 15 September 2021 Retrieved 1 March 2023 a b c d Wood Sgt Sara 4 June 2007 Judge Dismisses Charges Against Second Guantanamo Detainee U S Department of Defense American Forces Press Service Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 1 March 2023 Greenhouse Linda 29 June 2006 Supreme Court Blocks Guantanamo Tribunals The New York Times Archived from the original on 4 April 2013 Retrieved 1 March 2023 Crook John R October 2008 Continuing Developments Involving Detentions at Guantanamo Bay American Journal of International Law 102 4 875 879 doi 10 1017 S000293000075411X S2CID 229170234 Retrieved 1 March 2023 Woods Sgt Sara 4 June 2007 Charges Dismissed Against Canadian at Guantanamo U S Department of Defense U S Department of Defense American Forces Press Service Archived from the original on 12 June 2007 Retrieved 1 March 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keith J Allred amp oldid 1215036451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
