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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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| 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
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| 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
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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
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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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