Willie J. Lovett, Jr.
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Willie J. Lovett, Jr. was a judge on the Fulton County Juvenile Court in Georgia.[1] He was appointed to the court on May 21, 2013.[2] Lovett died on January 30, 2017.[3]
Education
Lovett received a B.A. in sociology from Yale University in 1985, a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1988, and an LL.M. from Emory Law School in 1991.[2]
Career
- 2013-2017: Judge, Fulton County Juvenile Court
- 2012-2017: Adjunct professor, John Marshall Law School
- 2009-2013: Director, Fulton County Office of the Child Attorney
- 1999-2009: Deputy county attorney, Fulton County
- 1991-1994: Assistant city attorney, City of Atlanta
- 1988-1989: Law clerk, Honorable Joseph W. Hatchett
- Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, Ford & Harrison LLP, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2012: Child Welfare Law Specialist (CWLS)
- 2009: Judicial Section A.T. Walden Legacy Award, Gate City Bar Association
- 1985: Roosevelt Thompson Prize, Yale University
Associations
- National Association of Counsel for Children
- Georgia Association of Counsel for Children
- American Bar Association's Children's Rights Litigation Committee, Right to Counsel Strategy Group
- The Barton Child Law and Policy Center, Emory University, Advisory Committee
- Chattahoochee Hills Charter School Governing Board
- Gate City Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- American Bar Association[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Council of Juvenile Court Judges of Georgia, "Juvenile Court Judges by County: Fulton," accessed December 15, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Information submitted on Judgepedia's biographical submission form on 12/10/2014
- ↑ Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Fulton County Juvenile Court Judge Willie J. Lovett Jr. dies," January 30, 2017
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