Colonel Michael Mulligan is a retired prosecutor in the United States Army notable for serving as the lead prosecutor in the courts-martial of Hasan Akbar and of Nidal Malik Hasan, the sole accused in the November 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
He subsequently returned to the United States and attended the University of Tulsa College of Law, graduating in 1988.
He worked briefly as an assistant district attorney in Tulsa County before joining the United States Army.
After returning to the United States, he served as head of the Criminal Law Division at Fort Hood.
He was also appointed lead prosecutor in the court-martial of Nidal Malik Hasan, the sole accused in the November 2009 Fort Hood shooting.