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词条 Carla Wong McMillian
释义

  1. Education and legal career

  2. State court service

  3. Appointment to Georgia Court of Appeals

  4. Personal

  5. Memberships

  6. References

  7. External links

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| office = Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
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Carla Wong McMillian (born May 27, 1973) is a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Education and legal career

McMillian received her bachelor's degrees in both history and economics from Duke University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. She later served as a law clerk to William Clark O'Kelley of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She then went on to be a partner with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP.[1]

State court service

On June 18, 2010 McMillian was one of three candidates recommended by the nominating commission for a vacancy on the Griffin Judicial Circuit.[2] On August 11, 2010 Governor Sonny Perdue appointed McMillan to be a Judge of the Georgia State Court for Fayette County.[1]

Appointment to Georgia Court of Appeals

On January 16, 2013 Governor Nathan Deal appointed McMillian to the Georgia Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of A. Harris Adams.[3][4] She was sworn into office on January 24, 2013.[5] She is the first Asian Pacific American state appellate judge ever to be appointed in the Southeast.[6] Upon her election in 2014, Judge McMillian became the first Asian American to be elected to a statewide office in Georgia.[5]

Personal

She is married to her husband Lance and has two children.[1]

Memberships

She currently serves or has served in leadership roles for the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the Fayette County Historical Society, the Partnership Against Domestic Violence, the Real Life Center, the Atlanta Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, the Georgia Legal History Foundation.[5]

References

1. ^{{Cite press release |title=Governor Announces Appointments to Griffin Circuit Superior Court, Fayette County State Court |date=2010-08-11 |url=http://gov.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0,2668,78006749_78013037_162033076,00.html |access-date=2019-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829082157/http://gov.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0,2668,78006749_78013037_162033076,00.html |archive-date=2010-12-31}}
2. ^{{Cite press release |title=Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue - Judicial Nominating Commission Recommends Nominees to Fill Vacancies on the Griffin Judicial Circuit, State Court of Habersham County |date=2010-06-18 |url=http://sonnyperdue.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0%252C2668%252C78006749_160096907_160593343%252C00.html |access-date=2019-01-05 |website=sonnyperdue.georgia.gov}}
3. ^{{Cite press release |title=Deal appoints McMillian to Georgia Court of Appeals |date=2013-01-16 |publisher=Office of the Governor |url=https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2013-01-16/deal-appoints-mcmillian-georgia-court-appeals |last1=Deal |first1=Nathan |access-date=2019-01-05 |website=gov.georgia.gov}}
4. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.law.com/almID/1202584717415/ |title=Governor taps Carla Wong McMillian to Court of Appeals |last=January 17 |first=Kathleen |last2=Baydala Joyner |date=2013-01-17 |website=Law.com |access-date=2019-01-05 |subscription=Yes}}
5. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.gaappeals.us/biography/bio_judges.php?jname=Carla%2520McMillian |title=Court of Appeals of Georgia: Judge Carla McMillian |website=www.gaappeals.us |access-date=2019-01-05}}
6. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/deal-puts-first-asian-american-state-appellate-court/li1Wx5F6D2jqmUouzuZodI/ |title=Deal puts first Asian-American on state appellate court |last=Rankin |first=Bill |date=2013-01-16 |website=ajc |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=english |access-date=2019-01-05}}

External links

  • [https://www.gaappeals.us/biography/bio_judges.php?jname=Carla%20McMillian Official Biography on Georgia Judicial Branch website]
  • {{Ballotpedia|Carla_W._McMillian|Carla W. McMillian}}
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