Moira Modzelewski
Encyclopedia
Moira Modzelewski is an American
lawyer and Captain in the United States Navy
.
Modzelewski is notable for her appointment to serve as the
Presiding Officer
over Noor Uthman Muhammaed
's Guantanamo military commission
.
This was shortly after China and the United States re-opened diplomatic relations.
In 1989 Modzelewski was an Assistant Professor at the United States Naval Academy
.
In 1995-96 Modzelewski opened the detachment of the Naval Justice School in Norfolk
.
.
In addition to her teaching postings she has served as a lawyer or administrator of legal services in
over a half dozen posts.
In 2009 she presided over the courts martial of Navy SEALs from SEAL team 10 who were charged with beating an Iraq
i captive.
Her most recent appointment was to serve as a Presiding Officer in Guantanamo.
In April 2010 she predicted she would require a year to review the secret evidence against Noor.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer and Captain in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
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Modzelewski is notable for her appointment to serve as the
Presiding Officer
Presiding Officer (Guantanamo Military Commissions)
The United States of America has charged Guantanamo captives before "Military Commissions", each presided over by a Presiding Officer.The Presiding Officer were initially to serve as the first among equals on bodies were the commission members served the roles similar to both judge and jury.In the...
over Noor Uthman Muhammaed
Noor Uthman Muhammaed
Noor Uthman Muhammed is a citizen of Sudan confined in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba where he is serving a sentence for terrorism convictions before the Guantanamo military commission...
's Guantanamo military commission
Guantanamo military commission
The Guantanamo military commissions are military tribunals created by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 for prosecuting detainees held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps.- History :...
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Education
| B.A. Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both... |
1980 | University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
Chinese Studies |
| J.D. Juris Doctor Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and... |
1985 | University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
Law |
| 1985 | Naval Justice School Naval Justice School The Naval Justice School is an educational institution of the United States Navy whose mission is to instruct Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel in the fundamental principles of military justice, civil and administrative law, and procedure... |
Law |
Teaching career
Modzelewski taught English at Szechuan University after earning her Bachelor's degree, in 1980.This was shortly after China and the United States re-opened diplomatic relations.
In 1989 Modzelewski was an Assistant Professor at the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
.
In 1995-96 Modzelewski opened the detachment of the Naval Justice School in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
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Legal career
All of Modzelewski's legal career has been in the United States NavyUnited States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
.
In addition to her teaching postings she has served as a lawyer or administrator of legal services in
over a half dozen posts.
In 2009 she presided over the courts martial of Navy SEALs from SEAL team 10 who were charged with beating an Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i captive.
Her most recent appointment was to serve as a Presiding Officer in Guantanamo.
In April 2010 she predicted she would require a year to review the secret evidence against Noor.