Jeh Johnson, the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense, has announced that he is stepping down from that post at the end of the year. During his time at the agency, Johnson authored a report that paved the way for the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, and was instrumental in the Obama administration's handling of military commission trials at Guantanamo Bay.
December 07, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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Jeh Johnson, the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense, has announced that he is stepping down at the end of the year after almost four years in the job.
It is anticipated that Johnson, 55, will return as a partner to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, the firm where he has spent the bulk of his private legal career.
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