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Lawfare Podcast Episode #8: Brigadier General Richard Gross on the Role of the Legal Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Robert Chesney
Monday, April 9, 2012, 2:23 PM
In this episode of the Lawfare Podcast, Bobby Chesney sits down with Brigadier General Rich Gross, the Legal Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a detailed discussion of the nature of his office, its role in the interagency process, and current issues including the transfer of detention operations in Afghanistan to the control of the Afghan government (with the added treat of a guest appearance from Professor Bill Banks of Syracuse).

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In this episode of the Lawfare Podcast, Bobby Chesney sits down with Brigadier General Rich Gross, the Legal Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a detailed discussion of the nature of his office, its role in the interagency process, and current issues including the transfer of detention operations in Afghanistan to the control of the Afghan government (with the added treat of a guest appearance from Professor Bill Banks of Syracuse).

Robert (Bobby) Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law, where he also holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs at UT. He is known internationally for his scholarship relating both to cybersecurity and national security. He is a co-founder of Lawfare, the nation’s leading online source for analysis of national security legal issues, and he co-hosts the popular show The National Security Law Podcast.

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