Moe Davis | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Morris Durham Davis July 31, 1958 Shelby, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Appalachian State University (BS) North Carolina Central University (JD) University of Virginia (LLM) George Washington University (LLM) |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1983–2008 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Unit | JAG Corps |
| Battles/wars | Operation Southern Watch |
| Awards | Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal (6) Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
Morris Durham "Moe" Davis (born July 31, 1958) is an American retired U.S. Air Force colonel, attorney, educator, politician, and former administrative law judge.
Davis was appointed the third Chief Prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commissions, where he served from September 2005 until October 2007.[1] He also served as director of the Air Force Judiciary.[2] He resigned from the position after he refused to use evidence obtained through torture and because of political influence and pressure in prosecutions. He retired from active duty in October 2008.
In 2019, he officially announced his candidacy to replace U.S. Congressman Mark Meadows, in the United States House of Representatives after Meadows resigned to serve as White House Chief of Staff.[3] On March 3, 2020, Davis won the Democratic primary for North Carolina's 11th congressional district with 52,665 votes.[4][5] He lost to Madison Cawthorn in his election bid to the House of Representatives in the 2020 general election.
- ^ Beth Gorham (January 10, 2006). "Canadian no innocent, U.S. prosecutor argues". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on January 12, 2006. Retrieved 2006-01-10.
- ^ "ABILITY Magazine - Moe Davis for Congress — Judge for Yourselves". ABILITY Magazine. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ Wadington, Katie; Gordon, Brian. "After 8 years representing WNC, Mark Meadows will not run for re-election". Citizen Times.
- ^ Bush, Matt (4 March 2020). "WNC Results: Moe Davis Wins Dem Nod While GOP Goes To Runoff In NC11". BPR.
- ^ "Morris "Moe" Davis". Ballotpedia.