Name: William “Jim” Haynes, II

Born: March 30, 1958, in Waco TX

Profession: Attorney

GW Bush Administration Position:

• General Counsel, Department of Defense

War crime charge(s):

• Complicity in the commission of a war crime – torture, ill-treatment of detainees.
• In 2002 Haynes recommended a menu of 15 dehumanizing interrogation techniques to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.” (http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2008/12/chevrons_prince_of_darkness.php)
• Ignored warnings by Criminal Investigative Task Force (CITF) of DoD and other military officials that what was going on in Guantanamo was cruel and unlawful.

Primary Association:

• Chief corporate counsel, Chevron

Additional Information:

• 2-11-09 Complete Bush Appointee Resignation Scorecard
• Legal case against Haynes
• Tell Chevron to fire Haynes
• In Ecuador, High Stakes in Case Against Chevron: article and slideshow
• State Bar Should Discipline William J. Haynes
• 9-2-9-09 Profile: Jay S. Bybee

 Scheduled Events:

• TBA

Bio:

William J. "Jim" Haynes II (born March 30, 1958 in Waco, Texas) is an American lawyer, and former General Counsel of the United States Department of Defense during president George W. Bush's administration. Haynes resigned as General Counsel in February 2008. From 2003 until 2007, he was a nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Haynes graduated from Davidson College and Harvard Law School. He has been General Counsel of the Department of the Army, a partner with the law firm of Jenner & Block, and an associate general counsel of General Dynamics Corporation.

Note:

"In two hours of testimony, Haynes managed to get off no fewer than 23 don't recalls, 22 don't remembers, 16 don't knows, and various other protestations of memory loss." - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/17/AR2008061702673_2.html

NLGSF Files Complaint With California State Bar Against William Haynes