Rabinder Singh (LL.M. ’86) has become the first Sikh and first male from an ethnic minority to be appointed judge at the High Court of England and Wales. In 2004, Singh successfully represented a human rights group against the indefinite detention without trial of non-UK nationals suspected of terrorist activities. The following year, he successfully represented families of civilians killed during the British occupation of Southeast Iraq. Named England’s Barrister of the Year by Lawyer magazine in 2001, Singh has specialized in administrative law, employment and commercial law, European Community law, human rights law, and international law.