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Rear Admiral Bennett was the Judge Advocate General with Starfleet in the 24th century.

In 2373, when it was discovered that Doctor Julian Bashir had been genetically enhanced as a child, a crime under Federation law, Bashir's superior officer, Captain Sisko, contacted Admiral Bennett and, along with Bashir's parents, struck a deal whereby Bashir would be able to retain both his commission and his medical practice, in exchange for a guilty plea to the charge of illegal genetic engineering from Richard Bashir, Julian's father, who had made the initial decision to have Julian's DNA resequenced. Under the terms of this deal, Richard would be incarcerated for two years at a minimum-security penal colony in New Zealand. When Julian expressed his opinion that the sentence was overly harsh, Bennett replied that the law against genetic engineering was one he felt must be strongly enforced, citing the Eugenics Wars as an example as to why Richard's punishment was appropriate. (DS9: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume")

Bennett was played by J. Patrick McCormack. While he was referred to as a "rear admiral" in dialogue, he wore the insignia of a full admiral, four pips in a square flag officer insignia device. The correct insignia would have been the two-pip variant seen on previous rear admirals Brand and Erik Pressman. Regarding this, Ronald D. Moore commented: "No excuse for this one, it's just a goof." (AOL chat, 1997)

External link

James Bennett at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-[[Image:Bennett.JPG|thumb|Rear Admiral Bennett]][[Rear Admiral]] '''Bennett''' was the [[Judge Advocate General]] of [[Starfleet]] in [[2373]].
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+| affiliation      = [[Federation]] [[Starfleet]]
+| occupation       = [[Judge Advocate General]]
+| rank             = [[Rear Admiral]]
+| status           = Active
+| datestatus       = 2373
+| actor            = [[J. Patrick McCormack]]
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+[[Rear Admiral]] '''Bennett''' was the [[Judge Advocate General]] with [[Starfleet]] in the [[24th century]].
-When [[Doctor]] [[Lewis Zimmerman]] discovered that Doctor [[Julian Bashir]] had been [[genetically engineered]], Bashir's parents, [[Richard Bashir|Richard]] and [[Amsha Bashir|Amsha]], contacted Bennett with the help of [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] and struck a deal to allow Doctor Bashir to continue his medical practice and Starfleet service.  Richard Bashir pleaded guilty to illegal genetic engineering, and was sentenced to two years in the  [[New Zealand Rehabilitation Colony|Federation Penal Settlement]] in [[New Zealand]].
+In [[2373]], when it was discovered that [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] had been [[Genetic engineering|genetically enhanced]] as a child, a crime under [[Federation]] law, Bashir's superior officer, [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]], contacted Admiral Bennett and, along with Bashir's parents, struck a deal whereby Bashir would be able to retain both his commission and his medical practice, in exchange for a guilty plea to the charge of illegal genetic engineering from [[Richard Bashir]], Julian's father, who had made the initial decision to have Julian's [[DNA]] resequenced. Under the terms of this deal, Richard would be incarcerated for two years at a minimum-security [[penal colony]] in [[New Zealand]]. When Julian expressed his opinion that the sentence was overly harsh, Bennett replied that the law against genetic engineering was one he felt must be strongly enforced, citing the [[Eugenics Wars]] as an example as to why Richard's punishment was appropriate. ({{DS9|Doctor Bashir, I Presume}})
+{{bginfo|Bennett was played by [[J. Patrick McCormack]]. While he was referred to as a "rear admiral" in dialogue, he wore the insignia of a full [[admiral]], four pips in a square [[flag officer]] insignia device. The correct insignia would have been the two-pip variant seen on previous rear admirals [[Brand]] and [[Erik Pressman]]. Regarding this, [[Ronald D. Moore]] commented: "No excuse for this one, it's just a goof." {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron003|1997}}}}
-Bennett believed strongly in the [[Federation]]'s law against genetic engineering, considering a necessary "firewall" against the creation of an [[Augment]] like [[Khan Noonien Singh]].  History was not Bennett's strong point, however, as he mis-dated the [[Eugenics Wars]] by around two centuries.
+==External link==
-:''Bennett appeared in [[DS9]]: "[[Doctor Bashir, I Presume?]]", where he was played by [[J. Patrick McCormack]]. While he was referred to as a "rear admiral" in dialogue, he wore the insignia of a full [[admiral]], four pips in a square [[flag officer]] insignia device. The correct insignia would have been the two-pip variant seen on previous rear admirals [[Brand]] and [[Erik Pressman]].''
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