Sharon Shaffer
Sharon A. Shaffer is a military officer, and lawyer.[1][2][3][4] She served as a defense attorney for Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, one of the first nine Guantanamo captives to face charges before a Guantanamo military commissions, as was the Commission Deputy Chief Counsel from 2003 through 2005. She was promoted to Colonel in May 2007.
Education
| degree | date | institution |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. | 1985 | Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan. |
| J.D. | 1989 | Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Mich. |
| 1992 | Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. | |
| 1998 | Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. | |
| 2003 | Air War College (correspondence) |
Military career
She joined the Air Force in February 1990, through a direct commission.[2] She is currently the senior legal advisor for the Air Force Reserve.[5]
In 2006 Shaffer, Charlie Swift and Bunnatine Greenhouse were awarded the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage.[6] Like Shaffer Swift was a military officer who vigorously defended Guantanamo captives before Guantanamo military commissions. A written statement that accompanied the award cited
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References
- ↑ "Two Guantanamo Detainees Assigned Legal Counsel". US State Department. 2004-02-06. http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/p/tp-20040209-02.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Colonel Sharon A. Shaffer". United States Air Force. 2009-12-15. http://www.afrc.af.mil/library/biographies/bio.asp?id=11863. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ Nick Simeone (2004-08-27). "Week of Hearings for Accused Terrorists Wraps Up in Guantanamo". Voice of America. http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2004/08/sec-040827-37f162b7.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-29. "After Friday's hearing, Lieutenant Colonel Sharon Shaffer told reporters the Pentagon has denied her some of what she says she needs, including access to witnesses, to mount a full defense."
- ↑ John Altenburg, Jr. (2004-08-17). "Defense Department Briefing on Military Commission Hearings". United States Department of Defense. http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=2648. Retrieved 2010-08-29. "I am not sure of what Sharon Shaffer's status is. As of 20 minutes before I came over here I wasn't sure of what her status is. The defense --" mirror
- ↑ "HQ AFRC Command and Staff". United States Air Force Reserve. http://www.afrc.af.mil/library/biographies/hqafrcstaff.asp. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "Lawyers for Guantanamo prisoners lauded". Nieman Marcus. 2006-03-08. http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=showcase.view&showcaseid=35. Retrieved 2010-09-04. mirror
External links
- Jess Bravin (2005-08-01). "Two Prosecutors At Guantanamo Quit in Protest: Rather than take part in military trials they considered rigged against alleged terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba". Wall Street Journal. http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2005/Guantanamo-Prosecutors-Quit1aug05.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-04. mirror
