George Z. Singal

Who is George Z. Singal?

George Z. Singal is a Senior United States District Judge.

Singal was born in a refuge 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 from the University of Maine in 1967. He received a Juris Doctorate 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, Maine in 1974.

Singal was a federal judge on 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.