Robert Sander
Robert J. Sander | |
|---|---|
| General Counsel of the Department of the Navy | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Garrett L. Ressing (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Temple University, B.B.A. Widener University School of Law, J.D. National Intelligence University, M.S.S.I. |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 2000-Present |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Robert John Sander (born 1974) is an American lawyer and government official. He has served as the 23rd General Counsel of the Department of the Navy since January 6, 2020.[1] As General Counsel, he is the Department of the Navy’s Chief Legal Officer and head of the Office of the General Counsel, leading over 1,100 civilian and uniformed attorneys and professional support staff in 140 offices worldwide. The Navy Office of General Counsel provides legal advice to the Secretary of the Navy, the Under Secretary of the Navy, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and their staffs, and the multiple components of the Department, to include the Navy and the Marine Corps.
Education
Sander was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his undergraduate degree from Temple University, his law degree from the Widener University School of Law, and a Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University.
Career
On April 26, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Sander as the Navy General Counsel.[2] On September 9, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[3] On October 29, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Armed Services Committee.[4][5][6][7][8] The Senate voted to confirm Sander on December 19, 2019.[9]
Prior to serving as Navy General Counsel, Sander was the Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Department of the Army from 2018 to 2020. From 2010 to 2018, Sander was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division, Counterterrorism Section. During this time he also served a detail to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Office of General Counsel, and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Previously, he was a prosecutor with the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office from 1999 to 2010, where he rose to become Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit and the Captain of the Narcotics Enforcement Team.[10]
Sander is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
References
- ↑ "Tracking how many key positions Trump has filled so far". The Washington Post. August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". White House. August 26, 2019.
- ↑ "PN1044 — Robert John Sander — Department of Defense". Congress.Gov.
- ↑ "Nominations -- Hershman -- Deasy -- Sander". United States Senate Committee on Armed Services. October 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Hearings to examine the nominations of Dana S. Deasy, of Virginia, to be Chief Information Officer, and Robert John Sander, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, both of the Department of Defense". C-SPAN.org. October 29, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Robert J. Sander Statement" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Armed Services. October 29, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ICYMI: Chairman Inhofe Questions CIO, CMO, Navy General Counsel Nominees at SASC Hearing". James M. Inhofe, U.S. Senator for Oklahoma. October 29, 2019. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Hershman, Deasy, Sander nomination hearing". Inside Defense. October 29, 2019.
- ↑ Gould, Joe (December 19, 2019). "The Pentagon's revolving door: Three in, five out". DefenseNews. Retrieved August 30, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "District Attorney Medal". Montgomery County Pennsylvania. Retrieved September 3, 2020. Unknown parameter
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External links
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