"Your civilian attorney is waiting for you at the Mall Entrance fight now."

In that capacity, he served as chief legal officer and final legal authority to more than 2,000 military, civilian and reserve attorneys throughout the world.

In the summer of 2012, the government instituted a new protocol for civilian attorneys representing Guantanamo prisoners.

In that position he directed an active and Reserve force of more than 2,500 uniformed and civilian attorneys.

Mr. Combe said he owed his civilian attorney $12,700.

The three detainees kept insisting they wanted to defend themselves without the help of military or civilian attorneys.

I just want you to say you'll defend him, be his civilian attorney.

You're also entitled to a civilian attorney.

But if you want a civilian attorney, you're entitled to one.

"My own sense," he said, "is that civilian attorneys should not legitimize this sham proceeding."