George Z. Singal
Singal in 2012
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Assumed office
May 19, 2019
Appointed byJohn Roberts
Preceded byClaire Eagan
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
Assumed office
July 31, 2013
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
In office
2003–2009
Preceded byDavid Brock Hornby
Succeeded byJohn A. Woodcock
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
In office
July 11, 2000  July 31, 2013
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byMorton A. Brody
Succeeded byJon D. Levy
Personal details
Born (1945-10-27) October 27, 1945
Florence, Italy
EducationUniversity of Maine (B.A.)
Harvard Law School (J.D.)

George Z. Singal (born October 27, 1945) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine and also serves as a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

Education and career

Singal was born in a refugee camp in Florence, Italy in 1945. His family emigrated to Bangor, Maine, in 1948. He subsequently became a naturalized American citizen. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maine in 1967. He received a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1970. He was in private practice of law in Maine from 1970 to 2000. He was an assistant county attorney of Office of the County Attorney, Maine from 1971 to 1973. He was a Complaint justice, Bangor in 1974.

Federal judicial service

Singal is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. Singal was nominated by President Bill Clinton on May 11, 2000, to a seat vacated by Morton A. Brody. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 30, 2000, and received commission on July 11, 2000. He served as chief judge from 2003 to 2009. He took senior status on July 31, 2013.

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

On May 15, 2019, Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Singal to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for a term beginning May 19, 2019.[1]

See also

References

  1. Harrison, Judy (2019-05-15). "Federal judge in Maine appointed to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

Sources


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