Sabita Singh
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Sabita Singh is an Indian-American lawyer and Judge of the District Circuit Court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
On Oct. 25, 2006, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
nominated Singh to be Judge of the District Circuit Court. Her nomination was confirmed on November 15 by the eight-man Governor's Council. This makes her the first judge of South Asian descent in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Born in Bihar, Singh came to the US as a child with her family and was brought up in Pennsylvania. An alumna of Pennsylvania State University
, where she received her Bachelor's Degree in the Administration of Justice, she received her law degree from the Boston University School of Law
.
Sabita Singh is a Past President of the North American South Asian Bar Association ("NASABA"), an organization of attorneys in the U.S. and Canada who originate from India
, Pakistan
, Bangladesh
, Sri Lanka
and other nations on the Indian subcontinent
.
Prior to her judicial appointment, she was a Special Counsel for Criminal Rights Enforcement in the Office of the U.S. Attorney in Boston
. She was also an attorney specializing in white collar criminal defense and business regulation at Bingham McCutchen LLP, a 950-member law firm in Boston.
Among the high profile cases she covered was the Eddie Brien juvenile murder case out of Somerville (which was tried by the District Attorney and covered by Court TV
), and the Louise Woodward
baby murder case.
She has the legal profession in her blood; her grandfather was a senior lawyer in the Chapra district court.
She lives in Somerville
, Massachusetts.
On Oct. 25, 2006, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...
nominated Singh to be Judge of the District Circuit Court. Her nomination was confirmed on November 15 by the eight-man Governor's Council. This makes her the first judge of South Asian descent in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Born in Bihar, Singh came to the US as a child with her family and was brought up in Pennsylvania. An alumna of Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
, where she received her Bachelor's Degree in the Administration of Justice, she received her law degree from the Boston University School of Law
Boston University School of Law
Boston University School of Law is the law school affiliated with Boston University, and is ranked #22 among American law schools by US News and World Report magazine. It is the second-oldest law school in Massachusetts and one of the first law schools in the country to admit students regardless...
.
Sabita Singh is a Past President of the North American South Asian Bar Association ("NASABA"), an organization of attorneys in the U.S. and Canada who originate from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and other nations on the Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
.
Prior to her judicial appointment, she was a Special Counsel for Criminal Rights Enforcement in the Office of the U.S. Attorney in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. She was also an attorney specializing in white collar criminal defense and business regulation at Bingham McCutchen LLP, a 950-member law firm in Boston.
Among the high profile cases she covered was the Eddie Brien juvenile murder case out of Somerville (which was tried by the District Attorney and covered by Court TV
Court TV
truTV is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008...
), and the Louise Woodward
Louise Woodward
The Louise Woodward case concerned a young English au pair convicted, at age 19, of the 1997 involuntary manslaughter of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen while he was in her care in his home in Newton, Massachusetts, in the United States...
baby murder case.
She has the legal profession in her blood; her grandfather was a senior lawyer in the Chapra district court.
She lives in Somerville
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
, Massachusetts.