Anuraag Hari "Raag" Singhal (born 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He previously served as a Florida state court judge from 2011 to 2019.
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
| Assumed office December 20, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | James I. Cohn |
| Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida | |
| In office September 30, 2011 – December 20, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Rick Scott |
| Preceded by | Victor Tobin |
| Succeeded by | Michael Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Rice University (BA) Wake Forest University (JD) |
Biography
editSinghal received a Bachelor of Arts from Rice University. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Wake Forest University School of Law. He began his career as an associate at Fleming, O'Bryan & Fleming in 1989, and spent a year there before becoming an Assistant State Attorney in Broward County. From 1993 to 2011, Singhal maintained a criminal defense and appellate practice in the Fort Lauderdale area. He was appointed to Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida by Governor Rick Scott and served from 2011 to 2019.[1]
State supreme court consideration
editIn January 2019, Singhal was considered for one of three vacancies on the Supreme Court of Florida.[2]
Federal judicial service
editIn 2017, Singhal was one of ten finalists considered for a federal judgeship in South Florida.[3] On August 14, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Singhal to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[1] On September 9, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by James I. Cohn, who assumed senior status on August 5, 2016.[4] On September 11, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On October 24, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote.[6]
On December 18, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 76–18 vote.[7] On December 19, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 76–17 vote.[8] He received his judicial commission on December 20, 2019.[9] Singhal is the first Asian Pacific American and Indian American to serve as an Article III federal judge on a court within the Eleventh Circuit.[10]
Memberships
editSinghal became a member of the Federalist Society in 1988 and then rejoined in 2011.[11][12]
From 2016 to 2017, he was President of the Stephen R. Booher Chapter of the American Inns of Court.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominees, and United States Marshal Nominees". whitehouse.gov. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019 – via National Archives.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Breslin, John (January 14, 2019). "DeSantis set to announce appointment of second Supreme Court justice". flarecord.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Indian American Raag Singhal Among 10 Finalists for South Florida Federal Judgeship". India West. December 12, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Seventeen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate", White House, September 9, 2019
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for September 11, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business – October 24, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anuraag Singhal to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Anuraag Singhal, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ Raag Singhal at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ NAPABA CELEBRATES THE CONFIRMATION OF JUDGE RAAG SINGHAL TO THE SDFL
- ^ "Bio – Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida". Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ a b United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Anuraag Singhal
External links
edit- Raag Singhal at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.