George Zvi-Arjie Singal (born October 27, 1945) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine and also serves as a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
George Z. Singal
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Born 1945 in Florence, Italy
FJC ID: 2873
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 13/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 25/year
Maine District Court · 2000–2013
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Board member · 2016–2020- Private practice, Bangor, Maine1970–2000
![Bangor [Maine] District Court](/images-webp/courts/maine-district-court-logo.webp)
Complaint justice · 1974- Penobscot County, MaineAssistant county attorney · 1971–1973
Appointments
- 2000–2013 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1970- University of MaineB.A. · 1967