- • SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1000 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON , DC 20301 - 1000 OCT 17 2018 MEMORANDUM FOR CONVENING AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY COMMISSIONS GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Designation of COL Douglas K. Watkins, United States Army as Chief Judge for the Military Commission Trial Judiciary Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 948 et seq., Rule for Military Commissions 503(b)(2), and Regulation for Trial by Military Commission (2011 Edition) Chapter 6-1 b., I hereby designate Colonel Douglas K. Watkins, USA, as the Chief Judge of the Military Commission Trial Judiciary.