Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh was sworn in as the America’s first female Sikh judge. She took an oath as a judge of the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in Texas.
"Mama we made it! It is a 'true honor' to rep the people of Harris County as a Sikh civil court judge. Thank you to everyone for making this a historic moment, one that someday won't be an uncommon event - because there will be a judiciary that includes countless Sikh people and other minorities. I'm ready to put my 2 decades of experience to good use," she wrote in a Face book post.
The ceremony took place in a packed courtroom, with Indian-American Judge Ravi Sandill - the state's first South Asian judge - presiding over the event.