. ▁Any ▁suggestion ▁that ▁Col . ▁Brown back ▁asked ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁retired ▁status ▁before ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁US ▁v . ▁Kh adr ▁was ▁completed ▁is ▁also ▁incorrect ." ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁William ▁K ue b ler , ▁O mar ▁Kh adr ' s ▁assigned ▁military ▁lawyer , ▁noted ▁that ▁authorities ▁had ▁been ▁advert ising ▁for ▁new ▁officers ▁to ▁volunte er ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁Military ▁Comm issions , ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁decision ▁" odd ▁to ▁say ▁the ▁least ". ▁According ▁to ▁Carol ▁J . ▁Williams , ▁writing ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁K ue b ler ▁said : ▁ ▁K hal id ▁She ikh ▁Moh ammed ▁trial ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁pres ided ▁as ▁judge ▁at ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁K hal id ▁She ikh ▁Moh ammed . ▁ ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Ret irement ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ence ▁officials ▁announced ▁that ▁K ohl mann ▁was ▁rel in qu ishing ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁the ▁Military ▁Judge ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁comm issions ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 - 1 1 ▁hij ack ers . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁imp ending ▁ret irement , ▁K ohl mann ▁detailed ▁Colonel ▁Stephen ▁Hen ley , ▁U . S . ▁Army , ▁to ▁replace ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁Military ▁Judge ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 - 1 1 ▁cases . ▁ ▁K ohl mann ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Comm issions ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁that ▁position