John S. Warner

John S. Warner
Assistant General Counsel of the Office of Strategic Services
In office
December 1944  1945
Serving with Lawrence R. Houston
Appointed byJames B. Donovan
Deputy General Counsel of the Strategic Services Unit
In office
1945–1946
Serving underLawrence R. Houston
Deputy General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Group
In office
1946–1947
Serving underLawrence R. Houston
1st Deputy General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency
In office
1947–1973
Serving underLawrence R. Houston
3rd Legislative Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency
In office
1957–1968
Preceded byNorman Paul
Succeeded byJohn Maury
2nd General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency
In office
1973–1976
Preceded byLawrence R. Houston
Succeeded byAnthony Lapham
Personal details
BornFebruary 12, 1919
Washington, D.C.
DiedApril 29, 2006
Tucson
Alma mater
Military service
Branch/service
RankMajor General
Battles/warsWorld War II

John S. Warner was the first Legislative Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency and the 2nd General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and one of the architects of intelligence law in the United States of America. Warner, working alongside Larry Houston, helped draft much of the founding documents of the CIA.