Scott L. Silliman
Scott L. Silliman is an American expert in military law.[1] He is a law Professor at Duke University, who was appointed to the United States Court of Military Commission Review (USCMCR) in 2012.
Silliman has regularly been called upon, by journaists, for expert opinions.[1] An opinion on the guilt of Khaled Sheickh Mohammed, and his four co-defendants, in the 9-11 Guantanamo Military Commission triggered a civilian appeals court to over-rule the USCMCR.[2] The civilian appeals court agreed with the defendants, that since Silliman had voiced the opinion that the five were guilty, in a 2010 interview, he was biased, and should have recused himself.
Silliman earned a Bachelor's Degree, in Philosophy, at the University of North Carolina, in 1965, followed by a law degree, in 1968.[1] While there he participated in the ROTC program. Upon graduation, he began a 25 year career as a military lawyer, in the United States Air Force. When he retired, in 1993, he joined the faculty at the Duke Law School. He was the first Executive Director of Duke’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, a position he held for 18 years.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Professor Scott Silliman, Duke Law School". US Department of Defense. 2014-10-07. http://www.mc.mil/Portals/0/pdfs/Professor%20Scott%20Silliman%20Bio%20%28Oct%207,%202014%29.pdf. Retrieved 2017-08-12. "Besides teaching at the law school, he served as Executive Director of Duke’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security from its inception in 1993 until July of 2011, and now serves as its Director Emeritus."
- ↑ Steve Vladeck. "D.C. Circuit Holds that 9/11 Appellate Judge Should Have Recused" (in English). Just Security. https://www.justsecurity.org/44028/d-c-circuit-holds-911-appellate-judge-recused/. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
