George Z. Singal
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George Z. Singal (b. 1945) is currently a Chief United States District Judge for the District of Maine. He is only the fifteenth person to hold that position.
Singal was appointed by President Clinton in 2000 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Judge Morton Brody. Born in an Italian refugee camp in 1945, Judge Singal is a naturalized American citizen. His family emigrated to Bangor, ME in 1948, where he lived and practiced law until his appointment to the Court. He is a graduate of the University of Maine and Harvard Law School.