George Z. Singal

George Z. Singal
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
Incumbent
Assumed office July 31, 2013
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
In office 2003–2009
Preceded by	David Brock Hornby
Succeeded by	John A. Woodcock
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
In office July 11, 2000 – July 31, 2013
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Morton A. Brody
Succeeded by	Jon D. Levy
Personal details
Born	1945 (age 78–79) Florence, Italy
Alma mater	University of Maine Harvard Law School

George Z. Singal (born 1945) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine.

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 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, 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.

References

• George Z. Singal at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.