Professor Moriearty received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and her Juris Doctorate degree from New York University. She spent five years in private practice and a year with the Juvenile Defense Network, a juvenile division of the public defender’s office which worked to train juvenile defenders in Massachusetts. Professor Moriearty previously taught at the Juvenile Justice Clinic at Sulfold University Law School, which represents children charged with delinquency and criminal offenses. In 2016, Professor Moriearty received the Shanara Gilbert Award for her work commitment to social justice and clinical teaching.