Mohraz was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors in 1996.
Mohraz is the author of The Separate Problem, a collection of case studies of Black education in the Northern United States from 1900 to 1930.
Mohraz was born Judy Mae Jolley Rosenbaum in Houston and raised in Waco, Texas in "an education-oriented family.
[2] Mohraz cites not making the junior high cheerleading squad as a pivotal event in her life that influenced her to pursue college.
[7] In 1974, after completing her doctorate degree, Mohraz began her twenty-year tenure at Southern Methodist University as an assistant professor in the department of history.
[1][7] In 1979, Mohraz published The Separate Problem, a collection of case studies of Black education in the Northern United States from 1900 to 1930.
[9] In 1996, Mohraz was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors.
[10] The next year, she co-chaired the Special Committee investigating allegations of unethical and criminal incidents at the United States Naval Academy to which, former Central Intelligence Agency director and committee co-chair Stansfield Turner commended Mohraz, stating that "she brought energy and a willingness to contribute her time and herself.
"[3] Mohraz has been involved community boards including the Council on Foundations, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and Greater Phoenix Leadership.