WASHINGTON(TIP): An Indian American has been nominated as a federal judge in Florida by US President Donald Trump.

Anuraag Singhal is among 17 judiciary nominations sent by the White House to the Senate on Sept 9. If confirmed by the Senate, Singhal would replace James I. Cohn as the United States district judge for the southern district of Florida. On Aug 14, 2019 Trump announced his intent to nominate Singhal to serve as a United States District Judge of the southern district of Florida.

Singhal is a judge on the Seventeenth Circuit Court in Florida. Singhal was appointed by Governor Rick Scott on August 31, 2011, to succeed Victor Tobin.  Singhal was re-elected without opposition in 2014, winning a six-year term that expires on January 4, 2021. In 2017, Singhal was one of ten finalists considered for a federal judgeship in Southern Florida.