Michele Pearce

Michele A. Pearce (born 1969) is an American lawyer and former government official. She served as the Principal Deputy General Counsel (PDGC) of the Army from January 6, 2020 to January 19, 2021. As PDGC, Pearce was the first assistant to the General Counsel and the number two attorney in the Department of the Army. Her duties included providing legal and policy advice to the Secretary of the Army, the Secretariat, and other Army senior leaders.

On April 9, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Pearce to serve as the General Counsel of the Army. On May 4, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate. On August 4, 2020, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Armed Services Committee. During her confirmation hearing, Pearce testified regarding her commitment to implementing Project Inclusion focused on increasing diversity in the Army; the need for ethical implementation of artificial intelligence, employment of machine learning capabilities, and other emerging technologies; and the importance of safe and secure housing for military servicemembers and their families. The Senate Armed Services Committee voted by voice on September 15, 2020, to move Pearce's nomination forward. On January 3, 2021, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.