Manpreet Monica Singh, who is of Indian descent, has been sworn in as a Harris County judge, making history as the first female Sikh judge in the US.
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Manpreet Singh was born and raised in Houston, where she currently resides in Bellaire with her husband and two children. She took the oath of office as a judge of Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in Texas on Friday. 4. Early in the 1970s, Manpreet’s father immigrated to the United States.
Twenty years as a lower court lawyer, Singh has been active in a number of local, state, and federal civil rights groups. At the swearing-in event, she remarked, “It means a lot to me because I represent H-Town the most, and I’m extremely delighted.”
Around 20,000 of the estimated 500,000 Sikhs in the US reside in the Houston region. “It’s a happy day for the Sikh community, but it’s also a proud day for people of all hues who recognize the variety of the city of Houston in the diversity of the court,” said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.
