George Singal
| George Singal | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Maine | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 7/11/2000 - Present |
| Chief: | 2003 - 2009 |
| Preceded by: | Morton Brody |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1945 |
| Home State: | Florence, Italy |
| Undergraduate: | University of Maine, B.A., 1967 |
| Law School: | Harvard Law School, J.D., 1970 |
Contents |
Early life and education
- University of Maine, B.A., 1967
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1970 [1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Maine, 1970-2000
- Assistant county attorney, Office of the County Attorney, Maine, 1971-1973
- Complaint justice, Bangor, Maine, 1974 [1]
Judicial career
District of Maine
Singal was nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton on May 11, 2000 to fill the vacancy left by Morton Brody. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 30, 2000, and received commission on July 11, 2000. Singal served as chief judge of the court from 2003 to 2009.[1]
Notable cases
Ed Brown weapons trial
| United States District Court for the District of Maine *United States of America V. Edward Brown and Elaine Brown 1:06-cr-00071-SM |
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| Tax evader Ed Brown took the stand in early July 2009 in his federal weapons trial. He is accused of booby-trapping his New Hampshire property and threatening to kill federal agents. Judge Singal is hearing the case, and is struggling to keep Brown from making repeated outbursts in the courtroom. Singal has threatened to direct the jury to disregard Brown's testimony and to remove Brown from the courtroom.
After two outbursts from Brown that prompted the judge to send the jury from the courtroom, he informed Brown that it was his final chance. A brief face off occurred, until Brown reluctantly relented. "If you allow me to give my full testimony as you said earlier about telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, I will do everything you say," Brown said. [3] |
See also
External links
- Biography of Singal on District of Maine's website
- Directory of District of Maine judges
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Singal
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Morton Brody |
District of Maine 2000–present Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: John Woodcock • George Singal • Nancy Torresen | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Margaret Kravchuk • John Rich • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David Sewall • Albion Keith Parris • Ashur Ware • Edward Fox • Nathan Webb • Clarence Hale • John Andrew Peters • John Clifford • Edward Gignoux • George Mitchell • Conrad Cyr • Morton Brody • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
George Singal • D. Brock Hornby • Gene Carter • Edward Gignoux • | ||
