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Ep 22: Monica Manpreet Singh - America's First Female Sikh Judge: Breaking Barriers for Women of Color and the Sikh Community
Judge Manpreet “Monica” Singh was born, raised, and educated in Houston, and earned her bachelor's degree from University of Texas at Austin and her Juris Doctor (JD) from South Texas College of Law.
Before her election to Harris County Civil Court at Law #4 in 2022 where she made history as Texas’ first Sikh Judge, Monica was a practicing attorney for 21 years. In 2010 she was runner-up for the Houston Young Lawyers Association Most Outstanding Attorney and the South Asian Bar Association honored her with the Distinguished Member Award in 2017.
Monica has served on the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the Texas Lyceum, and the Sikh Coalition. She is a Chapter Representative for the exclusive American Board of Trial Advocates and has taught numerous Continuing legal Education topics for University of Texas and the State Bar of Texas, an organization that also awarded her the Texas Diversity Champion Award in 2018.
Judge Singh is also a recipient of the national Passion of Excellence Award and a graduate of the Harvard Leadership Program, the FBI Citizens Academy and Leadership Houston.
Key themes emerging out of our conversation:
Connect with Enma Popli on Linkedin:
>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/enmapopli/
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By Enma PopliJudge Manpreet “Monica” Singh was born, raised, and educated in Houston, and earned her bachelor's degree from University of Texas at Austin and her Juris Doctor (JD) from South Texas College of Law.
Before her election to Harris County Civil Court at Law #4 in 2022 where she made history as Texas’ first Sikh Judge, Monica was a practicing attorney for 21 years. In 2010 she was runner-up for the Houston Young Lawyers Association Most Outstanding Attorney and the South Asian Bar Association honored her with the Distinguished Member Award in 2017.
Monica has served on the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the Texas Lyceum, and the Sikh Coalition. She is a Chapter Representative for the exclusive American Board of Trial Advocates and has taught numerous Continuing legal Education topics for University of Texas and the State Bar of Texas, an organization that also awarded her the Texas Diversity Champion Award in 2018.
Judge Singh is also a recipient of the national Passion of Excellence Award and a graduate of the Harvard Leadership Program, the FBI Citizens Academy and Leadership Houston.
Key themes emerging out of our conversation:
Connect with Enma Popli on Linkedin:
>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/enmapopli/
Visit Enma Popli’s website:
>> http://www.enmapopli.com/