John Hutson, the dean of Franklin Pierce Law Center who conducted legal affairs for the Navy for nearly 30 years, yesterday endorsed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Ill. for the Democratic nomination for president.
Hutson, a lifelong Republican who switched his party affiliation this month so he can vote for Obama in the primary, said he believes Obama can bring change.
"I worry that historians will look back on the early days of the 21st century and say that's where America made a wrong turn and started to become the next former world power," Hutson said in a conference call with reporters. "Unless we can get the train back on track, that's what's going to happen. Obama's the guy who can do that."
Hutson, 60, of Bow, was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1969, then attended law school and Naval Justice School. In 1997, he became judge advocate general for the Navy, a position that involves overseeing the Navy's JAG Corps and providing legal and policy advice to the secretary of the Navy. He has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
Since leaving the Navy in 2000 and becoming dean of Franklin Pierce Law in Concord, Hutson has testified before congressional committees on issues relating to war, detention and interrogation policies and the Geneva Conventions. Earlier this month, he testified at hearings on attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey, emphasizing the need for the attorney general to respect and follow the law and listen to the advice of military lawyers.
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