Alvin T. Wong at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- DeKalb County State Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Alvin T. Wong
Judge · DeKalb County State Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge of the DeKalb County State Court in Georgia, serving in Division A‐1 since 1998, and is the first Asian Pacific American elected judge in the Southeast
- Official court site: DeKalb County State Court – Judge Alvin T. Wong
- The first Asian Pacific American to run for public office in metro‐Atlanta and the first Asian Pacific American elected judge in the Southeast
- Before joining the judiciary, he had 21 years as a corporate and trial attorney, including as a partner at Gambrell & Stolz (now Baker Donelson)
Education
- B.A. from Auburn University (1973) and a J.D. from John Marshall Law School (1976).
Additional information
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice‐Atlanta Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)
- Judge Alvin T. Wong Pioneer Award established by GAPABA in his honor (2014)
- Alvin T. Wong immigrated from Hong Kong to the U.S. at age 14.
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Sources
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