Promoting Diversity in the Courts: Hon. Lillian Wan

Published: Oct. 26, 2023, 9 a.m.

b"In this Diversity Dialogue edition, the Hon. Lillian Wan, the first and only Asian American woman to serve on any of the four departments of the Appellate Division, discusses her childhood, growing up with immigrant parents, the biases she confronted and how those life experiences made her the judge she is.\\n\\n\\u201cI wanted my courtroom to be a place where everyone feels welcome, everyone feels included, where everyone feels, regardless of the outcome\\u2014win, lose or draw\\u2014 that I'm not going to prejudge you based on what you look like or where you come from and that you're going to get a fair shake in my courtroom, whether you love my decision or hate my decision, and that's still what I aspire to.\\u201d\\n\\nTranscript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-10/Judge%20Wan.pdf"