Manpreet Monica Singh is an American-Indian politician, social rights activist, and lawyer who became the first female Sikh judge in the United States on January 6, 2023.
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Wiki/Biography
Manpreet Monica Singh was born on 6 July in Houston, Texas, United States of America (USA). His zodiac sign is Cancer. After completing his schooling at Klein Forest High School in Texas, he enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin. She later attended South Texas College of Law. Manpreet graduated from the FBI Citizens Academy in 2013. In 2014, he completed a leadership program at Harvard Business School. In 2016, she joined the ABA Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy, where she took leadership courses until 2017.
Childhood picture of Manpreet Monica Singh
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
Manpreet Monica Singh is from a Punjabi Sikh family that moved to America in the early 1970s.
parents and siblings
His father, Attarjit Singh, is an architect and businessman. His mother’s name is Hardeep Singh. His younger brother’s name is Guru Singh.
A picture of Manpreet Monica Singh with her parents
Manpreet with Monica Singh’s brother Guru Singh, Manpreet’s son
husband and children
Her husband’s name is Mandeep. They married each other in 2003. The couple have two sons.
A picture of Manpreet with her sons and husband
Religion
Manpreet Monica Singh follows Sikh religion.
livelihood
After completing his formal education, Manpreet started working as a lawyer in the US. In 2001, she became a certified mediator.
Manpreet Singh (far left) during his swearing in as a lawyer.
In 2002, she was certified by the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas. That same year, she became a certified court ad litem. In 2011, he began working as a certified attorney and member of the board of directors with The Sikh Coalition, a Sikh-American advocacy group. In addition to practicing law, he has also taken numerous continuing legal education (CLE) classes for the American Board of Trial Advocates, University of Texas Law School, the State Bar of Texas, and the Harris County Judiciary. Manpreet has served as a Chapter Representative at the American Board of Trial Advocates and also served on the Texas Grievance Committee, South Asian Chamber of Commerce, South Asian Bar Association as well as the American Board of Advocates as a Houston Chapter Representative Is. Manpreet contested and won the general election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 as a Democratic Party candidate. The elections were held in November 2022. After applying for his candidacy, he said in an interview,
I am excited and proud to announce my candidacy for Harris County Civil County Court Judge at Law No. 4. As a native Houstonian, it is my hope to represent our community that values diversity and servant leadership. It’s an honor to be able to represent your community. I hope I get the blessings of all the Sikhs around the world.
Election poster of Manpreet Monica Singh
He was sworn in as Harris County Civil Court judge on January 6, 2023. While giving an interview after winning the election, Manpreet said,
Houston is a very different city. I will bring the perspective of being a first-generation immigrant and a woman. I practice law so that part becomes fluid. It means a lot to me because I represent H-Town (a nickname for Houston) the most, so this is for us, I’m happy for it.
Manpreet Singh A snapshot taken after Monica’s swearing-in ceremony
award
- In 2017, Manpreet won the South Asian Bar Association Distinguished Member Award.
- In 2018, Manpreet Monica Singh received the Texas Diversity Champion Award from the State Bar of Texas.
Texas Diversity Champion Award to Manpreet Singh
- Manpreet won the Passion of Excellence Award.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Manpreet Singh has also served as a member of several US-based civil rights groups.
- He has also served as a member of the boards of directors with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, the Rice University Boniuk Center, and the Texas Lyceum.
- While giving an interview, Manpreet Monica Singh said that when her father Atarjit Singh moved to the United States, she faced racism in the United States, which became one of her primary reasons for contesting judicial elections in Texas. Manpreet has also said that while working under a senior lawyer, he had advised him to present himself as an American and not an American-Indian. He further said that his boss used to ask him to tell people that his parents are Indian, but he is an American. Talking about this in an interview he said,
My boss always advised me to mention that I was from America. He used to ask me to make people realize that my parents are from India and I am not.
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