Moira Modzelewski | |
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![]() Moira Modzelewski in 2013 | |
Born | Moira Lee Dempsey
[1] 30 May 1958 |
Nationality | American |
Education |
University of Virginia (
BA,
JD) Naval Justice School |
Occupation(s) | lawyer, Captain (USN) |
Known for | Presiding over a Guantanamo military commission |
Spouse |
Stephen Anthony Modzelewski Jr.
(
m. 1989) |
Children | 4 |
Moira Dempsey Modzelewski (born 30 May 1958) [2] [3] is an American lawyer and former captain in the United States Navy. [4] [5] Until her retirement in 2018, [6] she served as Chief Judge of the Navy and one of four assistant judge advocates general. [7] Modzelewski is notable for her appointment to serve as the Presiding Officer over Noor Uthman Muhammaed's Guantanamo military commission.
B.A. | 1980 | University of Virginia | Chinese Studies |
J.D. | 1985 | University of Virginia | Law |
1985 | Naval Justice School | Law |
Modzelewski taught English at Szechuan University after earning her bachelor's degree, in 1980. [4]
In 1989 she was an assistant professor at the United States Naval Academy [4] and from 1995–96, she opened the detachment of the Naval Justice School in Norfolk. [4]
Modzelewski has served a lawyer or administrator of legal services in over a half dozen posts with the U.S. Navy. [4]
In 2009 she presided over the courts-martial of Navy SEALs from SEAL Team 10 who were charged with beating an Iraqi captive. [8]
She was subsequently appointed to serve as a presiding officer in Guantanamo. [5] In April 2010 she predicted she would require a year to review the secret evidence against Noor Uthman Muhammaed.
Modzelewski joined the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals in 2011 and became its Chief Judge on 6 August 2013. [9] She was appointed Chief Judge of the Navy after the retirement of Christian L. Reismeier on 1 July 2015. [10]
Retiring from active duty in on 12 July 2018, [6] she was succeeded as Chief Judge of the Navy by Charles N. Purnell II. [11] [12]
Modzelewski is the daughter of Navy physician John Joseph "Jack" Dempsey (26 June 1925 – 1 August 2004) [13] and retired Navy nurse Joan Louise Barron Dempsey (9 March 1926 [14] – 20 January 2001). [1] [2] She has three sisters and one brother. [13]
Modzelewski is married to retired Navy officer Stephen Anthony Modzelewski Jr. [15] They were married on 7 January 1989 in Norfolk, Virginia. [2] The couple have three sons and one daughter. [16]
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Moira Modzelewski | |
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![]() Moira Modzelewski in 2013 | |
Born | Moira Lee Dempsey
[1] 30 May 1958 |
Nationality | American |
Education |
University of Virginia (
BA,
JD) Naval Justice School |
Occupation(s) | lawyer, Captain (USN) |
Known for | Presiding over a Guantanamo military commission |
Spouse |
Stephen Anthony Modzelewski Jr.
(
m. 1989) |
Children | 4 |
Moira Dempsey Modzelewski (born 30 May 1958) [2] [3] is an American lawyer and former captain in the United States Navy. [4] [5] Until her retirement in 2018, [6] she served as Chief Judge of the Navy and one of four assistant judge advocates general. [7] Modzelewski is notable for her appointment to serve as the Presiding Officer over Noor Uthman Muhammaed's Guantanamo military commission.
B.A. | 1980 | University of Virginia | Chinese Studies |
J.D. | 1985 | University of Virginia | Law |
1985 | Naval Justice School | Law |
Modzelewski taught English at Szechuan University after earning her bachelor's degree, in 1980. [4]
In 1989 she was an assistant professor at the United States Naval Academy [4] and from 1995–96, she opened the detachment of the Naval Justice School in Norfolk. [4]
Modzelewski has served a lawyer or administrator of legal services in over a half dozen posts with the U.S. Navy. [4]
In 2009 she presided over the courts-martial of Navy SEALs from SEAL Team 10 who were charged with beating an Iraqi captive. [8]
She was subsequently appointed to serve as a presiding officer in Guantanamo. [5] In April 2010 she predicted she would require a year to review the secret evidence against Noor Uthman Muhammaed.
Modzelewski joined the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals in 2011 and became its Chief Judge on 6 August 2013. [9] She was appointed Chief Judge of the Navy after the retirement of Christian L. Reismeier on 1 July 2015. [10]
Retiring from active duty in on 12 July 2018, [6] she was succeeded as Chief Judge of the Navy by Charles N. Purnell II. [11] [12]
Modzelewski is the daughter of Navy physician John Joseph "Jack" Dempsey (26 June 1925 – 1 August 2004) [13] and retired Navy nurse Joan Louise Barron Dempsey (9 March 1926 [14] – 20 January 2001). [1] [2] She has three sisters and one brother. [13]
Modzelewski is married to retired Navy officer Stephen Anthony Modzelewski Jr. [15] They were married on 7 January 1989 in Norfolk, Virginia. [2] The couple have three sons and one daughter. [16]
Media related to
Moira D. Modzelewski at Wikimedia Commons