Ken Watkin

Brigadier General
Kenneth "Ken" Watkin
OMM, CD, KC
Born (1954-11-03) November 3, 1954 (age 69)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada[1]
Alma mater
Known forFormer Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces
Notable work
PredecessorMaj.-Gen. Jerry Pitzul
SuccessorBrig.-Gen. B. Blaise Cathcart
SpouseMaureen[1]
Childrenthree daughters[1]

Brigadier General Kenneth "Ken" Watkin, OMM CD KC (born 1954) is a Canadian lawyer, soldier and jurist. Watkin was Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Canadian Forces from 2006 to 2010.[1] He is an expert on military law.[2][3]

He was promoted to brigadier general and appointed JAG effective April 2006, for a four-year term.[4]

In June 2010, the Israeli government appointed Watkin to be one of two international observers serving on an Israeli commission of inquiry looking into the events surrounding an Israeli raid on the Mavi Marmara.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "Brigadier-General Ken Watkin, OMM, CD, QC | National Defence and the Canadian Forces". Forces.gc.ca. Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Singer, Zev (June 14, 2010). "Israel appoints Ottawan to Gaza flotilla inquiry". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  3. ^ "Rules of war joked about, inquiry told". The Toronto Star. June 4, 1994. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Appointment of New Judge Advocate General for the Canadian Forces". Marketwire.com. April 10, 2006. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  5. ^ Barak Ravid, Haaretz, PMO officially announces internal Gaza flotilla raid probe panel, 14 June 2010 (accessed online).