Manpreet Monika Singh has worked with various civil rights organizations at the national, state and local levels (Photo: Facebook)
In addition to Klein Forest High School, the University of Texas at Austin, and South Texas College of Law, Monica attended all three institutions while growing up in Northwest Houston.
India-origin Manpreet Monica Singh has created history by being sworn in as a Harris County judge, becoming the first female Sikh judge in the United States. Singh announced his candidacy in November 2021. Born in the early 1970s in Houston, Texas, United States, her father, AJ, immigrated to the US as an architect after obtaining a green card as a result of the Immigration Act of 1965. ,
In addition to Klein Forest High School, the University of Texas at Austin, and South Texas College of Law, Monica attended all three institutions while growing up in Northwest Houston. Manpreet Monika Singh has been practicing law for 20 years and has handled more than 100 cases. For the past 20 years, he has been an advocate and has worked with various civil rights organizations at the national, state and local levels.
Singh now lives in Bellaire, Texas, with her husband Mandeep and two children. She and her husband Mandeep have been married for almost 19 years. Excited Manpreet wrote in his Facebook post, “Mama we did it! It is a ‘true honor’ to represent the people of Harris County as a Sikh Civil Court Judge. Thank you everyone for making this a historic moment, one that will someday not be an uncommon occurrence – because there will be a judiciary that will include countless Sikh people and other minorities. I am ready to put my 2 decades of experience to good use.
Singh also served on the boards of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, the Texas Lyceum, and the Sikh Coalition. She also lectures regularly for Texas Bar CLE classes and is a chapter representative for the elite American Board of Trial Advocates.
Singh came second for the Houston Young Lawyers Association Most Outstanding Attorney in 2010 and won the Distinguished Member Award from the South Asian Bar Association in 2017. He has also been awarded the Texas Diversity Champion Award from the State Bar of Texas in 2018.
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