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'''Charlotte Wise''' is an [[United States of America|American]] professor, lawyer, and former officer in the [[United States Navy]].<ref name=USNAlbertoJMora2004-07-07/>
'''Charlotte Wise''' is an United States of America|American]] professor, lawyer, and former officer in the United States Navy]].<ref name=USNAlbertoJMora2004-07-07/>


Wise was born in [[Brooklyn]], and moved to the [[Jamaica, NYC|Jamaica]] neighborhood of [[New York City]], when she was 12 years old.<ref name=qchron2001-12-13/>  Wise dropped out of school when she gave birth to a child when she was still a teenager.  However when she worked to gain her high school equivalency, in her 20s, her instructors encouraged her to go to college and she attended [[York College]], graduating in 1981.  After finishing a law degree at [[Brooklyn Law School]] she started her career as a legal officer in the Navy - a "JAG".  She earned a Masters from the [[Naval Justice School]] in 1985.
Wise was born in Brooklyn]], and moved to the Jamaica, NYC|Jamaica]] neighborhood of New York City]], when she was 12 years old.<ref name=qchron2001-12-13/>  Wise dropped out of school when she gave birth to a child when she was still a teenager.  However when she worked to gain her high school equivalency, in her 20s, her instructors encouraged her to go to college and she attended York College]], graduating in 1981.  After finishing a law degree at Brooklyn Law School]] she started her career as a legal officer in the Navy - a "JAG".  She earned a Masters from the Naval Justice School]] in 1985.


The ''[[Queens Chronicle]]'' celebrated her promotion to [[Captain (naval)|Captain]], as an instance of a local kid who "made good".<ref name=qchron2001-12-13/>  They noted that she was the [[US Navy]]'s first [[African-American]] legal officer to rise to the rank of Captain.
The ''Queens Chronicle]]'' celebrated her promotion to Captain (naval)|Captain]], as an instance of a local kid who "made good".<ref name=qchron2001-12-13/>  They noted that she was the US Navy]]'s first African-American]] legal officer to rise to the rank of Captain.


Wise played a role in discussions, in December 2002, of reports that interrogators from the [[Joint Task Force 160]] and [[Joint Task Force 170]] were using controversial interrogation techniques on the captives held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.<ref name=USNAlbertoJMora2004-07-07/>
Wise played a role in discussions, in December 2002, of reports that interrogators from the Joint Task Force 160]] and Joint Task Force 170]] were using controversial interrogation techniques on the captives held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.<ref name=USNAlbertoJMora2004-07-07/>


Wise was one of [[Alberto Mora]]'s two military and executive assistants.<ref name=USNAlbertoJMora2004-07-07/>  Mora convened the meeting when [[David Brant]], the Director of the [[Naval Criminal Intelligence Service|NCIS]], drew Mora's attention to use of the questionable interrogation techniques.
Wise was one of Alberto Mora]]'s two military and executive assistants.<ref name=USNAlbertoJMora2004-07-07/>  Mora convened the meeting when David Brant]], the Director of the Naval Criminal Intelligence Service|NCIS]], drew Mora's attention to use of the questionable interrogation techniques.


Wise served 23 years in the [[United States Navy]], her last assignment was as the Commanding Officer of the [[Naval Justice School]].<ref name=JagMagWinter2007/><ref name=GwuWinter2009/>
Wise served 23 years in the United States Navy]], her last assignment was as the Commanding Officer of the Naval Justice School]].<ref name=JagMagWinter2007/><ref name=GwuWinter2009/>


In the winter of 2009, after retiring from the Navy, [[George Washington Law School]] at [[George Washington University]], appointed Wise their Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.<ref name=GwuWinter2009/>
In the winter of 2009, after retiring from the Navy, George Washington Law School]] at George Washington University]], appointed Wise their Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.<ref name=GwuWinter2009/>


==References==
==References==
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| url        = https://www.qchron.com/editions/eastern/longtime-jamaica-resident-breaks-race-gender-barriers/article_cb17cf61-24f2-5431-8313-f6861c265798.html
| title      = Longtime Jamaica Resident Breaks Race, Gender Barriers
| title      = Longtime Jamaica Resident Breaks Race, Gender Barriers
| work        = [[Queens Chronicle]]
| work        = Queens Chronicle]]
| author      = Daniel Hendrick
| author      = Daniel Hendrick
| date        = 2001-12-13
| date        = 2001-12-13
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| url        = https://www.jag.navy.mil/news/jag_mag/archive/2007_Winter/2007_Winter_JAGMAG.pdf
| url        = https://www.jag.navy.mil/news/jag_mag/archive/2007_Winter/2007_Winter_JAGMAG.pdf
| title      = Premiere Training at NJS
| title      = Premiere Training at NJS
| work        = [[Jag Mag]]
| work        = Jag Mag]]
| author      = Charlotte Wise
| author      = Charlotte Wise
| date        = Winter 2007
| date        = Winter 2007
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| url        = https://www2.gwu.edu/~magazine/archive/2009_law_winter/dept_lawbriefs.html
| url        = https://www2.gwu.edu/~magazine/archive/2009_law_winter/dept_lawbriefs.html
| title      = GW Law Welcomes New Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
| title      = GW Law Welcomes New Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
| work        = [[GW Law School]]
| work        = GW Law School]]
| author      = Jamie L. Freedman
| author      = Jamie L. Freedman
| date        = Winter 2009
| date        = Winter 2009
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| title      = Memorandum from Navy General Counsel Alberto J. Mora to Navy Inspector General
| title      = Memorandum from Navy General Counsel Alberto J. Mora to Navy Inspector General
| date        = 2004-07-07
| date        = 2004-07-07
| author      = [[Alberto Mora]]
| author      = Alberto Mora]]
| publisher  = [[United States Navy]]
| publisher  = United States Navy]]
| accessdate  = 2007-05-05
| accessdate  = 2007-05-05
| archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20151018015418/https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/safefree/mora_memo_july_2004.pdf
| archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20151018015418/https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/safefree/mora_memo_july_2004.pdf

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Charlotte Wise is an United States of America|American]] professor, lawyer, and former officer in the United States Navy]].[1]

Wise was born in Brooklyn]], and moved to the Jamaica, NYC|Jamaica]] neighborhood of New York City]], when she was 12 years old.[2] Wise dropped out of school when she gave birth to a child when she was still a teenager. However when she worked to gain her high school equivalency, in her 20s, her instructors encouraged her to go to college and she attended York College]], graduating in 1981. After finishing a law degree at Brooklyn Law School]] she started her career as a legal officer in the Navy - a "JAG". She earned a Masters from the Naval Justice School]] in 1985.

The Queens Chronicle]] celebrated her promotion to Captain (naval)|Captain]], as an instance of a local kid who "made good".[2] They noted that she was the US Navy]]'s first African-American]] legal officer to rise to the rank of Captain.

Wise played a role in discussions, in December 2002, of reports that interrogators from the Joint Task Force 160]] and Joint Task Force 170]] were using controversial interrogation techniques on the captives held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]

Wise was one of Alberto Mora]]'s two military and executive assistants.[1] Mora convened the meeting when David Brant]], the Director of the Naval Criminal Intelligence Service|NCIS]], drew Mora's attention to use of the questionable interrogation techniques.

Wise served 23 years in the United States Navy]], her last assignment was as the Commanding Officer of the Naval Justice School]].[3][4]

In the winter of 2009, after retiring from the Navy, George Washington Law School]] at George Washington University]], appointed Wise their Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alberto Mora]] (2004-07-07). Memorandum from Navy General Counsel Alberto J. Mora to Navy Inspector General. United States Navy]]. Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daniel Hendrick. Longtime Jamaica Resident Breaks Race, Gender Barriers, Queens Chronicle]], 2001-12-13. Retrieved on 2024-02-04. “Touring her alma mater at York College on Monday, Wise—who was raised in Jamaica—didn’t wax on about making history as the Navy’s first female African-American captain in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.”
  3. ↑ Charlotte Wise. Premiere Training at NJS, Jag Mag]], Winter 2007. Retrieved on 2022-12-16.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jamie L. Freedman. GW Law Welcomes New Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, GW Law School]], Winter 2009. Retrieved on 2022-12-16. “Following a distinguished, 23-year career as an attorney in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Corps, Charlotte Wise joined GW Law last spring as associate dean for academic affairs. A highly decorated Navy captain, Wise comes to GW straight from a tour as commanding officer of the Naval Justice School in Newport, R.I.”
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