Keith J. Allred

Keith Johns Allred
Born(1955-01-04)January 4, 1955
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 2018(2018-09-11) (aged 63)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Buried
Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery
Sandy, Utah
Allegiance United States
BranchUnited States Navy United States Navy
Service1979-2009
RankCaptain
Unit
Known forPresided over Guantanamo military commissions
CampaignsWar on Terror
Alma materUniversity of Washington School of Law
Other workJudge, Social Security Administration

Keith Johns Allred (January 4, 1955 – September 18, 2018) was an American Naval officer and Naval trial lawyer,[1] beginning his career with the US Seventh Fleet aboard several Naval destroyers, from 1979 to 1982. From 1985, until his retirement in 2009, he oversaw the Western Pacific Judicial Circuit as a Circuit Trial Judge. He was also the presiding judge at the Guantanamo military commission where he notably oversaw the trial of Salim Hamdan.

  1. ^ Keith J. Allred (1 June 2006). "NATO Review - Combating human trafficking". NATO Review. NATO. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.