Tamika Moses
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Profile
Professor Tamika Moses teaches and researches in the areas of criminal law & procedure, evidence, prosecutorial discretion, criminal justice, and policing. Before coming to Richmond Law, she was an assistant professor at North Carolina Central University School of Law, where she was named Professor of the Year in 2023 (Day Program) and 2025 (Evening Program). Her most recent scholarship was published in the Utah Law Review and the Boston University Law Review. Professor Moses previously served on the board of the AALS Criminal Law Section.
Prior to joining academia, Professor Moses was a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina and an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. She also clerked for Chief Judge George L. Russell III of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Professor Moses holds a J.D. from Howard University School of Law, an MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a B.A. from the University of Virginia.Expand All-
Presentations
"Prosecutorial Minimalism Part II," SEALS 2025, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference (July 2025)
"Prosecutorial Minimalism," UNC School of Law Faculty Workshop, University of North Carolina School of Law (January 2025)
"Civil Rights in a Technology Dominated Era," North Carolina Central Law Review and The Science & Intellectual Property Law Review, NCCU School of Law (April 2023)
"," Pauli Murray Event, George H. White Bar Association (October 2022)
"The Pursuit of Excellence: 8 Tips for Success," North Carolina Central University Honors Program, North Carolina Central University (March 2022)
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Memberships
Member, AALS Criminal Procedure Section (2023 - present)
Member, AALS Criminal Law Section (2022 - present)
Member, AALS Minority Groups Section (2022 - present)
Member, American Bar Association (2021 - present)
Member, D.C. Bar Association (2012 - present)
Executive Board Member, Association of American Law Schools Criminal Law Section (2022 - 2024)
Member, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys (2022 - 2023)
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Bar Admissions
Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
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Professional Experience
Special Assistant United States Attorney (2017 - 2021)
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Raleigh, NCAssistant United States Attorney (2014 - 2017)
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.,Law Clerk to The Honorable George L. Russell III (2012 - 2014)
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
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Presentations
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Publications
Journal Articles
No Knock? No Case: Prosecutorial Deterrence as a Countermeasure to No-Knock Warrants, 2025 Utah Law Review 337 (2025).
Georgia (RICO) on My Mind, 105 Boston University Law Review 247 (2025).
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In the News
Supreme Court Term Review (LEGAL EAGLE REVIEW)
Sun., Jul. 21, 2024Protecting African American Prosecutors from Professional and Personal Attacks (LEGAL EAGLE REVIEW)
Sun., Mar. 3, 2024Indictments of Former President Donald Trump (LEGAL EAGLE REVIEW)
Sun., Aug. 13, 2023Amanda Lamb, Daniel Green Pro Se Motion for New Trial (WRAL NEWS)
Wed., Jun. 28, 2023African American Prosecutors – A Discussion (LEGAL EAGLE REVIEW)
Sun., Jul. 31, 2022Confirmation Hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (LEGAL EAGLE REVIEW)
Sun., Apr. 3, 2022Reaction to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings (SPECTRUM NEWS)
Wed., Mar. 23, 2022Recent Race-Related Legal Outcomes (LEGAL EAGLE REVIEW)
Sun., Dec. 5, 2021Gerald Owens, Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Reaction (WRAL NEWS)
Fri., Nov. 19, 2021Derek Chauvin/George Floyd Trial Summary and Consequences (LEGAL EAGLE REVIEW)
Sun., May. 2, 2021 - Links