AP News, August 24th, 2007
Biographical information on the three judges who convened the first hearing Friday of the newly formed U.S. Court of Military Commission Review:
NAME: Capt. John W. Rolph
A NATIVE OF: El Paso, Texas
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Navy
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, history, University of Texas at El Paso; law degree, Baylor University; Master of Laws degree, criminal law, Army Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Va.
POSITIONS: Currently assigned as the chief judge of the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals; served as the chief judge of the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary.
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NAME: Col. David R. Francis
A NATIVE OF: Canaseraga, N.Y.
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Air Force
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts degree, State University of New York; law degree, University of Dayton School of Law; Master of Laws degree, government procurement law, George Washington University.
POSITIONS: Currently an appellate military judge at the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals; served as chief, Commercial Litigation Division, Civil Law and Litigation Directorate, Air Force Legal Operations Agency (currently the Air Force Legal Services Agency); is a two-time staff judge advocate.
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NAME: Col. Paul P. Holden, Jr.
A NATIVE OF: Fall River, Mass.
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Army
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Providence College; law degree, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific; Master of Laws degree, military law with a specialization in criminal law, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School.
POSITIONS: Currently an appellate military judge at U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals; director of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies.
Source: Department of Defense
