Lee Chang-yong, a first-generation new immigrant in the United States, will be appointed as a judge at the Brooklyn Criminal Court

According to the American Overseas Chinese News Network on January 8, Wendy Li, a Chinese judge who won the civil procedure judge in Manhattan, New York, in November 2018, will hold an inauguration ceremony on January 15, local time. Currently undergoing training with the new judges, she will officially go to the Brooklyn Criminal Court in the near future as a judge, as required by the court system, spending the first year of her career as a judge in Brooklyn.

Chinese Judge Lee Chang Yong. (Image source: American Overseas Chinese News Network information photo)

As a first-generation new immigrant, Li Changyong relied on his unswerving spirit in the 2018 election, knocking on the door to visit the people in the constituency, tirelessly doing campaign propaganda, defeating the powerful Democratic party nominee Robert Rosenthal in the Democratic primary and winning the primary with more than 10,000 votes. Subsequently, in the November general election, he won the position of civil procedure judge in the second constituency of the Manhattan Civil Court.

Entering January 2019, Li Changyong has begun to be busy in his new position. Currently, she and other new judges elected in 2018 are undergoing training in Upstate New York, according to her. After that, they will be dispatched to one of the five districts of New York City, as required by the court system. With the largest number of cases in Brooklyn, she will officially take office at brooklyn criminal court next week, spending the first year of her judgeial career in Brooklyn, but her staff still belongs to the Manhattan civil judges.

Li Changyong is looking forward to her upcoming judicial work, saying that she will fulfill her campaign promises of "fairness and integrity, serve everyone who seeks judicial assistance in front of her judge's bench" and will serve the people without prejudice.

After learning that Lee Chang-yong will serve as a judge at the Brooklyn Criminal Court for a year, the Brooklyn Chinese Society said it was very much looking forward to it. According to Chen Shanzhuang, president of the Asian Federation of the United States, as a first-generation new immigrant, Li Changyong bravely participated in politics and won victories, which has set an example for Chinese people to participate in politics and deliberations. At present, there are many Chinese in Brooklyn and urgently need judicial help, and I hope that during her tenure as a judge at the Brooklyn Criminal Court, all cases, including those of Ethnic Chinese, will be treated fairly and fairly.

It is reported that Li Changyong's official inauguration ceremony will be held at 4:30 p.m. local time on January 15 at the Manhattan Civil Court. At that time, there will be traditional Chinese cultural performances such as lion dances and ethnic instrumental music and Chinese cuisine, and she hopes to take this opportunity to promote Chinese culture to all walks of life.