Advancing Justice | AAJC Welcomes New Director of Litigation
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WASHINGTON, DC – Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC announces Cecelia Chang has joined the organization to help strengthen Advancing Justice | AAJC’s impact as a national leader on legal issues affecting Asian American and other minority communities. Chang, an experienced civil rights and appellate litigator, is the new director of litigation.
“Cecelia’s more than 10 years of experience in civil rights litigation will enhance Advancing Justice | AAJC’s ability to collaborate more effectively on legal matters and to address the complex and high-profile issues that directly affect the Asian American community,” said Mee Moua, president and executive director of Advancing Justice | AAJC.
Shortly after joining the organization, Chang led the litigation team in a filing of an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The brief, supporting the Plaintiffs-Appellants in the case, League of Women Voters v. Newby, opposes the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Executive Director Brian D. Newby’s decision to modify the federal voter registration form. The decision allows Georgia, Kansas, and Alabama to require proof of citizenship for federal voter registration.
Chang comes to Advancing Justice | AAJC from the New York City Law Department where she was Deputy Chief of the Appeals Division. Previously, Chang served as both Special Counsel and as Deputy Solicitor General in the New York Attorney General’s Office.
Chang has an extensive background supervising litigation on civil rights, law enforcement, and constitutional law issues. With her addition, AAJC will expand its capacity to bring strategic litigation and to partner with other civil rights organizations in protecting the rights of Asian American and other minority communities.
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