George Z. Singal
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by voice vote, George Z. Singal is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1970. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1945 · age 81
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 2000
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Maine 1967 · Harvard Law School 1970
- Succeeded
- Morton Aaron Brody
- Succeeded by
- Jon David Levy
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | District of Maine succeeded Morton Aaron Brody | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Maine | B.A. | 1967 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1970 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Singal was assigned 1,883 district-court cases (1993–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 170 days across 1,883 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 250 of Singal’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 218 were affirmed, 20 reversed or vacated, and 12 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Singal authored 279 published opinions for the court (2000–2011). Most cited: Snow v. BE & K Construction Co. (25 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Snow v. BE & K Construction Co. | 126 F. Supp. 2d 5 | 25 |
| 2006 | Ms. K Ex Rel. S.B. v. City of South Portland | 407 F. Supp. 2d 290 | 23 |
| 2002 | Greenier v. PACE, LOCAL NO. 1188 | 201 F. Supp. 2d 172 | 22 |
| 2001 | El-Hajj v. Fortis Benefits Ins. Co. | 156 F. Supp. 2d 27 | 22 |
| 2011 | Pro Con, Inc. v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. | 794 F. Supp. 2d 242 | 21 |
| 2002 | Shapiro v. Haenn | 222 F. Supp. 2d 29 | 16 |
| 2002 | Sleeper Farms v. Agway, Inc. | 211 F. Supp. 2d 197 | 16 |
| 2001 | Doe Ex Rel. Maine Department of Human Services v. Rowe | 156 F. Supp. 2d 35 | 16 |
| 2009 | United States v. Berk | 666 F. Supp. 2d 182 | 15 |
| 2005 | Frank v. L.L. Bean, Inc. | 352 F. Supp. 2d 8 | 15 |
| 2002 | American Society of Consultant Pharmacists v. Concannon | 214 F. Supp. 2d 23 | 15 |
| 2010 | Bodman v. Maine, Department of Health & Human Services | 720 F. Supp. 2d 115 | 14 |
| 2003 | Quint v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. | 245 F. Supp. 2d 162 | 14 |
| 2000 | Telford Aviation, Inc. v. Raycom National, Inc. | 122 F. Supp. 2d 44 | 14 |
| 2009 | Campbell v. First American Title Insurance | 644 F. Supp. 2d 126 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 279 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed George Z. Singal?
- President William J. Clinton appointed George Z. Singal to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 2000.
- Was George Z. Singal appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Z. Singal was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Z. Singal's confirmation vote?
- George Z. Singal was confirmed by voice vote on June 30, 2000. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is George Z. Singal on?
- George Z. Singal is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Maine (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).