Judge Frances Y. Wang was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in December 2016, and was assigned to serve in Bronx Criminal Court. She is the first Taiwanese to be appointed by a Mayor to sit in New York City Criminal Court. In December 2017, Judge Wang was appointed as a Criminal Court Judge, and had been serving in Bronx Criminal Court until January, 2021. Thereafter, Judge Wang was transferred to Queens Criminal Court. In December, 2021, she was promoted to sit in Queens Supreme Court, Criminal Term as an Acting Justice. Judge Wang presides in a hearing and trial part.

Judge Wang graduated magna cum laude from St. John’s University, and received her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. Upon graduating from law school, Judge Wang served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx for eight years. Prior to her appointment as a judge, Judge Wang was a Principal Court Attorney in Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Bronx County for six years.

Judge Wang was President of the Bronx District Attorney’s Alumni Association and Secretary of the Asian American Judges Association of New York (“AAJANY”). She is currently the Vice- President of AAJANY. She has served on various panels to discuss the pathway to the bench. Through the Equal Justice Committee of Queens Supreme Court, Criminal Term, JudgeWang chairs the summer law school internship program. She also co-chairs several committees that plan cultural celebrations including Lunar New Year and Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander heritage month. She currently co-chairs the NewYorkState Unified Court System’s WorkingGroup on Anti-Asian Hate. Judge Wang also trains judges at the New York State Judicial Institute.

Judge Wang has been honored by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York and the Asian American Bar Association of New York for her contributions to the legal community. Most recently, in May 2024, she was honored as Person of the Year by the Society of Asian Federal Officers.

Judge Wang’s family is from Taiwan. She was born in Singapore and lived in several countries, including Iran, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, before migrating to the United States and settling in Queens when she was eight years old. Judge Wang is the product of New York City public schools.