Manpreet Monica Singh: First Female Sikh Judge of US

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She lives with her husband and two children in Bellaire

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Monica has been a lawyer for over 20 years

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She has been active in several civil rights groups at the local, state, and national level

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In 2010, she was named as the Houston Young Lawyers Association’s Most Outstanding Attorney

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In 2017, She has also won the Distinguished Member Award from South Asian Bar Association

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At her oath taking ceremony she said “it means a lot to me because I represent H-Town (a nickname of Houston) the most, so for it to be us. I’m happy for it.”

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She also served on the board of directors of the American civil liberties union of Texas Lyceum, and the Sikh Coalition

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