Judge George Z. Singal
Judge, D. ME
Democrat
Court: MED
Born: 1945-01-01
Education
| School | Degree | Year |
|---|
| Harvard University | J.D. | 1970 |
| University of Maine | B.A. | 1967 |
Judicial Positions
| Court | Position | Start | End |
|---|
| D. ME | Judge | 2000 | Active |
Disposition Patterns — MED
How 22,903 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)
2,731
Judgment for Plaintiff
| Case Type | Total | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Pretrial | Avg Award |
|---|
| DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) | 2,056 | 7% | 3% | 11% | 0% | $1,000 |
| Other Civil Rights | 1,563 | 23% | 23% | 33% | 0% | $297,733 |
| Other Contract | 1,409 | 35% | 11% | 21% | 5% | $689,754 |
| Civil Rights | 1,311 | 5% | 45% | 25% | 0% | $46,222 |
| Employment | 1,241 | 54% | 7% | 20% | 0% | $332,366 |
| Foreclosure | 1,193 | 5% | 6% | 29% | 35% | $516,897 |
| Other Personal Injury | 814 | 44% | 11% | 20% | 0% | $767,538 |
| Motions to Vacate Sentence | 742 | 1% | 14% | 64% | 0% | — |
| Asbestos | 649 | 11% | 20% | 1% | 0% | — |
| Insurance | 623 | 41% | 8% | 25% | 1% | $303,655 |
| Personal Injury - Product Liability | 595 | 33% | 7% | 10% | 1% | $1,253,800 |
| General | 584 | 1% | 35% | 43% | 0% | $1,000 |
| Other Statutory Actions | 568 | 30% | 12% | 29% | 3% | $462,194 |
| Motor Vehicle | 439 | 54% | 11% | 17% | 1% | $684,630 |
| Employee Retirement Income Security Act | 435 | 49% | 6% | 20% | 3% | $248,583 |
| Recovery of Student Loans | 340 | 4% | 3% | 24% | 60% | $836,189 |
| SSID Title XVI | 337 | 2% | 6% | 14% | 0% | — |
| Marine | 307 | 25% | 9% | 19% | 17% | $159,720 |
| Federal Employers Liability | 285 | 59% | 19% | 9% | 0% | $543,684 |
| Marine | 283 | 51% | 8% | 14% | 2% | $318,250 |
Maine State Court Analytics by Category
| Category | Filings | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Default | Median Duration |
|---|
| Landlord-Tenant | 15,012 | 29.6% | 31.2% | 2.3% | 33.4% | 47d |
| Divorce/Family | 9,841 | 54.4% | 22.1% | 5.2% | 14.5% | 347d |
| Contract | 7,715 | 40.1% | 24.1% | 3.1% | 28.7% | 308d |
| Personal Injury | 3,256 | 70.5% | 18.4% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 431d |
| Consumer Protection | 1,751 | 35.6% | 22.8% | 2.6% | 35.1% | 218d |
| Workers' Comp | 1,292 | 74.0% | 12.4% | 7.3% | 3.2% | 498d |
| Employment | 1,021 | 66.8% | 21.3% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 470d |
| Wrongful Death | 158 | 75.4% | 14.8% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 582d |
Source: Maine Administrative Office of the Courts
Financial Disclosures (200 holdings)
| Year | Description | Value Code |
|---|
| 2019 | AIG | J |
| 2019 | AT and T Common Stock | J |
| 2019 | AT&T | J |
| 2019 | Agere Common Stock | J |
| 2019 | Amazon | K |
| 2019 | American Funds Small Cap Fund | K |
| 2019 | Amgen Inc. Common Stock | K |
| 2019 | Apple | K |
| 2019 | Arlington Tanker | J |
| 2019 | Auburn Maine Bond | K |
| 2019 | Avaya Common Stock | J |
| 2019 | Bank America Note | K |
| 2019 | Bell South Common Stock | J |
| 2019 | Blue Hill Terrace Real Estate Partnership | J |
| 2019 | Boeing Note | K |
| 2019 | Chevron | K |
| 2019 | Cisco Systems Common Stock | K |
| 2019 | Comcast | J |
| 2019 | Comcast Common Stock | J |
| 2019 | DNA | J |
| 2019 | Dell Technology (replaced EMC) | J |
| 2019 | Double Hull Tanker | J |
| 2019 | Euro Pacific Growth Fund | |
| 2019 | Exxon | K |
| 2019 | Exxon Mobil Corp. Common Stock | K |
| 2019 | Facebook | L |
| 2019 | Franklin Small Cap Fund | J |
| 2019 | Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund | J |
| 2019 | GMH | K |
| 2019 | General Electric Co. Common Stock | J |
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