Gary E Proctor

Gary Proctor was born and grew up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.  He moved to the United States in 2001 and has been working on death penalty cases ever since.  He has been first chair in capital cases from the Virgin Islands to Idaho, and a lot of places in between.  Gary has been appointed as Learned Counsel more than fifty times, in nine different Districts, and tried many federal capital cases to verdict.  

Gary gave the penalty phase closing argument in the last capital trial in Maryland, prior to its abolition, with the jury returning a unanimous life verdict.  He has lectured on death penalty issues, served on indigent defense committees and worked collaboratively with teams across the country.  

Gary joined the Federal Capital Trial Project in 2026.