Cindy Wang

GC Wang previously served as Legislative Liaison, Special Assistant Attorney General, and General Counsel for the state public defender agency where she successfully advocated for indigent defense and handled legal matters that arose during implementation and operation of the first-ever statewide indigent defense system.  She also was an adjunct professor for the Atlanta John Marshall Law School. 

GC Wang has served on the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council as a council member by designation and a member of the CJCC Victims Compensation Awards Appeals Board, earning a commendation from former Governor Sonny Perdue.  She is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Court of Appeals of Georgia, and U.S. District Court—Northern District of Georgia.  GC Wang is also Chair of the Government Attorneys section of the Georgia State Bar, chairs the Georgia State Bar’s Children and the Courts Standing Committee, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Child Protection and Advocacy Section. GC Wang was reappointed to the Rules Committee of the Interstate Commission for Juveniles and appointed to GTA’s AI Advisory Council.

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The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice is a multi-faceted agency that serves the state`s justice-involved youth up to age 21. Each day, at 25 secure facilities and 77 community services offices statewide, more than 2,800 DJJ employees work diligently to effect justice, redirect, and shape the lives of young people in the agency's care so they can take responsibility for their conduct and become contributing members of society.