Jim Haynes | |
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| General Counsel of the Department of Defense | |
| In office May 24, 2001 – March 10, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Douglas Dworkin |
| Succeeded by | Jeh Johnson |
| General Counsel of the Army | |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Susan J. Crawford |
| Succeeded by | William Thaddeus Coleman III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William James Haynes II March 30, 1958 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Davidson College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
William James "Jim" Haynes II (born March 30, 1958) is an American lawyer and was General Counsel of the Department of Defense during much of 43rd President George W. Bush's administration and his war on terror. Haynes resigned as general counsel effective March 2008.
He had been general counsel of the Department of the Army during the administration of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush, a partner with the law firm of Jenner & Block, an associate general counsel of General Dynamics Corporation, and, beginning in 2008, chief corporate counsel of Chevron Corporation. Haynes is currently general counsel and executive vice president of SIGA Technologies, Inc.