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Hall of Fame Inductee

Honorable Willie Earl Lockette

Fort Valley State University

About

Willie Earl Lockette, a Fort Valley State University alumnus, served as a Georgia superior court judge. He was among the HBCU-trained lawyers who moved from the civil-rights generation into the state judiciary.

Accomplishments

  • Georgia superior court judge.
  • Fort Valley State alumnus recognized for judicial service.
  • Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2003.

Year of award

2003

Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Government and Law.