--- title: "Carla Wong McMillian | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carla-wong-mcmillian-ga-supreme" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Carla Wong McMillian Supreme Court of Georgia · Justice ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court of Georgia - State: Georgia - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Georgia Supreme Court Justice (2020–present): Appointed by Governor Brian Kemp; re-elected in 2022 - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, appointed by Governor Brian Kemp on March 27, 2020, and taking office on April 10, 2020 - Georgia Court of Appeals Judge (2013–2020): Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal; elected in 2014, becoming the first Asian American elected to a statewide office in Georgia - Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Justice McMillian served on the Court of Appeals, where she was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal and took office in 2013. - Fayette County State Court Judge (2010–2013): Appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue; later elected to a full term in 2012 - Justice McMillian also has served as the State Court Judge for Fayette County, a position to which she was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2010 - Official site: Supreme Court of Georgia – Justice Carla Wong McMillian Supreme Court of Georgia - With her election the following year to that court, Justice McMillian became the first Asian American to be elected to a statewide office in Georgia - Began her legal career as a federal law clerk for Judge William C. O’Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, then joined Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP ### Education - She graduated top of her class from Westminster Schools of Augusta, earned bachelor’s degrees in history and economics from Duke University (1995), and a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law (1998). ### Additional information - 2023-03-21T09:35:06-04:00 - In 2012, the voters of Fayette County overwhelmingly elected her to a full term after a contested election. - Born May 27, 1973, in Augusta, Georgia. - SC Admin - focusing on complex business litigation and appellate advocacy - They are long-time members of Dogwood Church, where Justice McMillian has served as a small group leader for adult, women’s, and children’s small groups. - She attended law school as a Woodruff Scholar at the University of Georgia School of Law, where she served on the Law Review Editorial Board and as President of the Christian Legal Society. - In particular, she argued cases before the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Louisiana Court of Appeals. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic devices and recording Scope: statewide Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure. Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/justice-carla-wong-mcmillian/) - [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01cbce9168f520c4cde5/ | https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/) - [Supreme Court of Georgia official judicial roster](https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/) - [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) - [GA SUPREME BIOS](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/58af01cbce9168f520c4cde5/ | https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/) - [Official biography source for Carla Wong McMillian](https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/justice-carla-wong-mcmillian/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carla-wong-mcmillian-ga-supreme", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carla-wong-mcmillian-ga-supreme", "name": "Carla Wong McMillian | KnowJudges", "description": "Carla Wong McMillian, Supreme Court of Georgia. 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