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	\|office = [[List of associate judges of the New York Court of Appeals\|Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals]]		\|office = [[List of associate judges of the New York Court of Appeals\|Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals]]
	\|appointer = [[Andrew Cuomo]]		\|appointer = [[Andrew Cuomo]]

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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Before joining the [[Nassau County, New York\|Nassau County]] District Attorney's Office, Singas was an assistant district attorney in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Queens]]. She began there in 1991, and worked in the Domestic Violence Bureau. After joining the Nassau County District Attorney's Office, she was appointed chief of the newly-created Special Victims Bureau in 2006 by Nassau County district attorney Kathleen Rice. Singas became Chief Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County in 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Biography of District Attorney Madeline Singas\|url=http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/544/Biography\|website=Wayback Machine\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322082904/http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/544/Biography\|archivedate=22 March 2016}}</ref>		Before joining the [[Nassau County, New York\|Nassau County]] District Attorney's Office, Singas was an assistant district attorney in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Queens]]. She began there in 1991, and worked in the Domestic Violence Bureau. After joining the Nassau County District Attorney's Office, she was appointed chief of the newly created Special Victims Bureau in 2006 by Nassau County district attorney Kathleen Rice. Singas became Chief Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County in 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Biography of District Attorney Madeline Singas\|url=http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/544/Biography\|website=Wayback Machine\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322082904/http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/544/Biography\|archivedate=22 March 2016}}</ref>

	=== District attorney of Nassau County ===		=== District attorney of Nassau County ===

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	Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York's parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>		Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York's parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA,NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>		Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA, NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>

	Singas was the defendant in a federal constitutional case, ''Maloney v. Singas'' (formerly ''Maloney v. Rice''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Docket Sheet, No. 08-1592\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/08-1592.htm\|website=Supreme Court of the United States\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>), in which the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that he has a constitutional right to possess [[nunchaku]], a martial-arts weapon, in his home for peaceful martial-arts practice and home defense. In that case, through counsel, Singas has argued that [[nunchaku]] are "dangerous and unusual"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maloney v. Singas, Case No. 03 CV 786 (PKC), 106 F.Supp.3d 300, 313 (2015)\|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20150526e66\|publisher=www.leagle.com\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> weapons that may be banned totally even for such use.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Court file in Maloney v. Rice (03-cv-786) (EDNY)\|url=http://michellawyers.com/maloney-v-rice/\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>		Singas was the defendant in a federal constitutional case, ''Maloney v. Singas'' (formerly ''Maloney v. Rice''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Docket Sheet, No. 08-1592\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/08-1592.htm\|website=Supreme Court of the United States\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>), in which the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that he has a constitutional right to possess [[nunchaku]], a martial-arts weapon, in his home for peaceful martial-arts practice and home defense. In that case, through counsel, Singas has argued that [[nunchaku]] are "dangerous and unusual"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maloney v. Singas, Case No. 03 CV 786 (PKC), 106 F.Supp.3d 300, 313 (2015)\|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20150526e66\|publisher=www.leagle.com\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> weapons that may be banned totally even for such use.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Court file in Maloney v. Rice (03-cv-786) (EDNY)\|url=http://michellawyers.com/maloney-v-rice/\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>

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	=== Public policy advocacy ===		=== Public policy advocacy ===
	As District Attorney, Singas was a vocal advocate for reform in the criminal legal system. Working with the Unified Court System, she volunteered her office to lead a pilot program that served as a precursor to the ~~state’s~~ “Raise the Age” law. She was an advocate for eliminating cash bail, and replacing it with a validated risk assessment tool, writing in 2019 with Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini in [[Newsday]], “We need to overhaul New York’s bail system because no one should be in jail awaiting trial simply because they’re poor. We support the transition to cashless bail."<ref name=over>{{Cite web \|last=Singas \|first=Madeline \|last2=Sini \|first2=Timothy \|date=2019-03-12 \|title=Singas, Sini have a message for Albany \|url=https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/new-york-discovery-laws-m47971 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Newsday \|language=en}}</ref> As to discovery, they wrote "New York’s discovery laws, which detail how information must be shared before trial, also warrant reform."<ref name=over/> They continued, " The state legislature is considering other worthy reforms to ensure defendants receive a speedy trial, reduce immigration consequences of minor offenses, and reduce reincarceration for minor technical violations of parole. New Yorkers deserve comprehensive criminal justice reform this year that enhances fairness..."<ref name=over/> In 2020, she joined fellow District Attorneys [[Darcel Clark\|Darcel D. Clark]], [[Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)\|Eric Gonzalez]], [[Melinda Katz]], [[Michael McMahon\|Michael E. McMahon]], [[Anthony A. Scarpino Jr.]], and [[Cyrus Vance Jr.\|Cyrus R. Vance Jr.]] calling for further reforms, and reiterating the call to ~~fully~~ eliminate cash bail, in an op-ed in [[The New York Times]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Clark \|first=Darcel D. \|last2=Gonzalez \|first2=Eric \|last3=Katz \|first3=Melinda \|last4=McMahon \|first4=Michael E. \|last5=Jr \|first5=Anthony A. Scarpino \|last6=Singas \|first6=Madeline \|last7=Jr \|first7=Cyrus R. Vance \|date=2020-02-25 \|title=Opinion {{!}} Why We Need to Reform New York’s Criminal Justice Reforms \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/new-york-bail-reform.html \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Despite her very public record of advocacy for broad criminal justice reforms, including the complete abolition of cash bail, opponents of her confirmation to the Court of Appeals claimed, falsely, that Singas opposed bail reform.<ref>{{Cite web \|first1=Rose \|last1=Adams \|first2=Sara \|last2=Sirota \|date=2021-06-09 \|title=New York Senate Confirms Pro-Cop District Attorney to Highest Court \|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/06/09/new-york-court-judge-madeline-singas/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=The Intercept \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Progressives Mobilize to Block Cuomo’s Tough-on-Crime Pick For… \|url=https://nysfocus.com/2021/06/04/cuomo-court-of-appeals-singas-nomination \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=New York Focus \|language=en}}</ref>		As District Attorney, Singas was a vocal advocate for reform in the criminal legal system. Working with the Unified Court System, she volunteered her office to lead a pilot program that served as a precursor to the state's “Raise the Age” law. She was an advocate for eliminating cash bail, and replacing it with a validated risk assessment tool, writing in 2019 with Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini in [[Newsday]], “We need to overhaul New York’s bail system because no one should be in jail awaiting trial simply because they’re poor. We support the transition to cashless bail."<ref name=over>{{Cite web \|last=Singas \|first=Madeline \|last2=Sini \|first2=Timothy \|date=2019-03-12 \|title=Singas, Sini have a message for Albany \|url=https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/new-york-discovery-laws-m47971 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Newsday \|language=en}}</ref> As to discovery, they wrote "New York’s discovery laws, which detail how information must be shared before trial, also warrant reform."<ref name=over/> They continued, " The state legislature is considering other worthy reforms to ensure defendants receive a speedy trial, reduce immigration consequences of minor offenses, and reduce reincarceration for minor technical violations of parole. New Yorkers deserve comprehensive criminal justice reform this year that enhances fairness..."<ref name=over/> In 2020, she joined fellow District Attorneys [[Darcel Clark\|Darcel D. Clark]], [[Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)\|Eric Gonzalez]], [[Melinda Katz]], [[Michael McMahon\|Michael E. McMahon]], [[Anthony A. Scarpino Jr.]], and [[Cyrus Vance Jr.\|Cyrus R. Vance Jr.]] calling for further reforms, and reiterating the call to eliminate cash bail, in an op-ed in [[The New York Times]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Clark \|first=Darcel D. \|last2=Gonzalez \|first2=Eric \|last3=Katz \|first3=Melinda \|last4=McMahon \|first4=Michael E. \|last5=Jr \|first5=Anthony A. Scarpino \|last6=Singas \|first6=Madeline \|last7=Jr \|first7=Cyrus R. Vance \|date=2020-02-25 \|title=Opinion {{!}} Why We Need to Reform New York’s Criminal Justice Reforms \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/new-york-bail-reform.html \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Despite her very public record of advocacy for broad criminal justice reforms, including the complete abolition of cash bail, opponents of her confirmation to the Court of Appeals claimed, falsely, that Singas opposed bail reform.<ref>{{Cite web \|first1=Rose \|last1=Adams \|first2=Sara \|last2=Sirota \|date=2021-06-09 \|title=New York Senate Confirms Pro-Cop District Attorney to Highest Court \|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/06/09/new-york-court-judge-madeline-singas/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=The Intercept \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Progressives Mobilize to Block Cuomo’s Tough-on-Crime Pick For… \|url=https://nysfocus.com/2021/06/04/cuomo-court-of-appeals-singas-nomination \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=New York Focus \|language=en}}</ref>

	Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New ~~York’s~~ parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>		Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York's parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA,NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>		Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA,NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>

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	'''Madeline Singas''' (born 1966) is an American attorney and judge who serves as an [[List of associate judges of the New York Court of Appeals\|associate judge]] of the [[New York Court of Appeals]] since 2021.		'''Madeline Singas''' (born 1966) is an American attorney and judge who serves as an [[List of associate judges of the New York Court of Appeals\|associate judge]] of the [[New York Court of Appeals]] since 2021.

	Born in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], in 1966, Singas is the first [[Greek Americans\|Greek American]] to serve on the New York Court of Appeals.<ref name=":1" />

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==

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	Singas was born in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] in 1966 to a family of [[Greeks\|Greek]] [[Immigration to the United States\|immigrants]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nassau County DA Madeline Singas: ~~“It’s~~ Not About Being a Man or a Woman; It’s about the Work that You ~~Do”~~\|url=https://www.neomagazine.com/2020/01/nassau-county-da-madeline-singas-its-not-about-being-a-man-or-a-woman-its-about-the-work-that-you-do/\|website=Wayback Machine\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007090602/https://www.neomagazine.com/2020/01/nassau-county-da-madeline-singas-its-not-about-being-a-man-or-a-woman-its-about-the-work-that-you-do/\|archivedate=7 Oct 2022}}</ref> She grew up in [[Astoria, Queens]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Sakellis \|first=Eleni \|date=2021-06-15 \|title=Greek-American Madeline Singas Sworn in to Serve on New York's Highest Court \|url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-american-madeline-singas-sworn-in-to-serve-on-new-yorks-highest-court/ \|access-date=2022-06-27 \|website=The National Herald \|language=en-US}}</ref> She graduated from [[The Bronx High School of Science]] in [[Bronx, New York]]. She earned degrees at [[Barnard College]] at [[Columbia University]] in New York City and [[Fordham University School of Law]].<ref name="JudBio">{{Cite web \|title=Honorable Madeline Singas \|url=https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/jsingas.htm \|access-date=August 12, 2021 \|website=www.nycourts.gov}}</ref>		Singas was born in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] in 1966 to a family of [[Greeks\|Greek]] [[Immigration to the United States\|immigrants]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nassau County DA Madeline Singas: "It’s Not About Being a Man or a Woman; It’s about the Work that You Do"\|url=https://www.neomagazine.com/2020/01/nassau-county-da-madeline-singas-its-not-about-being-a-man-or-a-woman-its-about-the-work-that-you-do/\|website=Wayback Machine\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007090602/https://www.neomagazine.com/2020/01/nassau-county-da-madeline-singas-its-not-about-being-a-man-or-a-woman-its-about-the-work-that-you-do/\|archivedate=7 Oct 2022}}</ref> She grew up in [[Astoria, Queens]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Sakellis \|first=Eleni \|date=2021-06-15 \|title=Greek-American Madeline Singas Sworn in to Serve on New York's Highest Court \|url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-american-madeline-singas-sworn-in-to-serve-on-new-yorks-highest-court/ \|access-date=2022-06-27 \|website=The National Herald \|language=en-US}}</ref> She graduated from [[The Bronx High School of Science]] in [[Bronx, New York]]. She earned degrees at [[Barnard College]] at [[Columbia University]] in New York City and [[Fordham University School of Law]].<ref name="JudBio">{{Cite web \|title=Honorable Madeline Singas \|url=https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/jsingas.htm \|access-date=August 12, 2021 \|website=www.nycourts.gov}}</ref>

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	=== Public policy advocacy ===		=== Public policy advocacy ===
	As District Attorney, Singas was a vocal advocate for reform in the criminal legal system. Working with the Unified Court System, she volunteered her office to lead a pilot program that served as a precursor to the state’s “Raise the Age” law. She was an advocate for eliminating cash bail, and replacing it with a validated risk assessment tool, writing in 2019 with Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini in [[Newsday]], “We need to overhaul New York’s bail system because no one should be in jail awaiting trial simply because they’re poor. We support the transition to cashless bail."<ref name=over>{{Cite web \|last=Singas \|first=Madeline \|last2=Sini \|first2=Timothy \|date=2019-03-12 \|title=Singas, Sini have a message for Albany \|url=https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/new-york-discovery-laws-m47971 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Newsday \|language=en}}</ref> As to discovery, they wrote "New York’s discovery laws, which detail how information must be shared before trial, also warrant reform."<ref name=over/> They continued, " The state legislature is considering other worthy reforms to ensure defendants receive a speedy trial, reduce immigration consequences of minor offenses, and reduce reincarceration for minor technical violations of parole. New Yorkers deserve comprehensive criminal justice reform this year that enhances fairness..."<ref name=over/> In 2020, she joined fellow District Attorneys [[Darcel Clark\|Darcel D. Clark]], [[Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)\|Eric Gonzalez]], [[Melinda Katz]], [[Michael McMahon\|Michael E. McMahon]], [[Anthony A. Scarpino Jr.]], and [[Cyrus Vance Jr.\|Cyrus R. Vance Jr.]] calling for further reforms, and reiterating the call to fully eliminate cash bail, in an op-ed in [[The New York Times]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Clark \|first=Darcel D. \|last2=Gonzalez \|first2=Eric \|last3=Katz \|first3=Melinda \|last4=McMahon \|first4=Michael E. \|last5=Jr \|first5=Anthony A. Scarpino \|last6=Singas \|first6=Madeline \|last7=Jr \|first7=Cyrus R. Vance \|date=2020-02-25 \|title=Opinion {{!}} Why We Need to Reform New York’s Criminal Justice Reforms \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/new-york-bail-reform.html \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Despite her very public record of advocacy for broad criminal justice reforms, including the complete abolition of cash bail, opponents of her confirmation to the Court of Appeals claimed, falsely, that Singas opposed bail reform.<ref>{{Cite web \|first1=Rose \|last1=Adams \|first2=Sara \|last2=Sirota \|date=2021-06-09 \|title=New York Senate Confirms Pro-Cop District Attorney to Highest Court \|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/06/09/new-york-court-judge-madeline-singas/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=The Intercept \|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|title=Progressives Mobilize to Block Cuomo’s Tough-on-Crime Pick For… \|url=https://nysfocus.com/2021/06/04/cuomo-court-of-appeals-singas-nomination \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=New York Focus \|language=en}}</ref>		As District Attorney, Singas was a vocal advocate for reform in the criminal legal system. Working with the Unified Court System, she volunteered her office to lead a pilot program that served as a precursor to the state’s “Raise the Age” law. She was an advocate for eliminating cash bail, and replacing it with a validated risk assessment tool, writing in 2019 with Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini in [[Newsday]], “We need to overhaul New York’s bail system because no one should be in jail awaiting trial simply because they’re poor. We support the transition to cashless bail."<ref name=over>{{Cite web \|last=Singas \|first=Madeline \|last2=Sini \|first2=Timothy \|date=2019-03-12 \|title=Singas, Sini have a message for Albany \|url=https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/new-york-discovery-laws-m47971 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Newsday \|language=en}}</ref> As to discovery, they wrote "New York’s discovery laws, which detail how information must be shared before trial, also warrant reform."<ref name=over/> They continued, " The state legislature is considering other worthy reforms to ensure defendants receive a speedy trial, reduce immigration consequences of minor offenses, and reduce reincarceration for minor technical violations of parole. New Yorkers deserve comprehensive criminal justice reform this year that enhances fairness..."<ref name=over/> In 2020, she joined fellow District Attorneys [[Darcel Clark\|Darcel D. Clark]], [[Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)\|Eric Gonzalez]], [[Melinda Katz]], [[Michael McMahon\|Michael E. McMahon]], [[Anthony A. Scarpino Jr.]], and [[Cyrus Vance Jr.\|Cyrus R. Vance Jr.]] calling for further reforms, and reiterating the call to fully eliminate cash bail, in an op-ed in [[The New York Times]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Clark \|first=Darcel D. \|last2=Gonzalez \|first2=Eric \|last3=Katz \|first3=Melinda \|last4=McMahon \|first4=Michael E. \|last5=Jr \|first5=Anthony A. Scarpino \|last6=Singas \|first6=Madeline \|last7=Jr \|first7=Cyrus R. Vance \|date=2020-02-25 \|title=Opinion {{!}} Why We Need to Reform New York’s Criminal Justice Reforms \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/new-york-bail-reform.html \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Despite her very public record of advocacy for broad criminal justice reforms, including the complete abolition of cash bail, opponents of her confirmation to the Court of Appeals claimed, falsely, that Singas opposed bail reform.<ref>{{Cite web \|first1=Rose \|last1=Adams \|first2=Sara \|last2=Sirota \|date=2021-06-09 \|title=New York Senate Confirms Pro-Cop District Attorney to Highest Court \|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/06/09/new-york-court-judge-madeline-singas/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=The Intercept \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Progressives Mobilize to Block Cuomo’s Tough-on-Crime Pick For… \|url=https://nysfocus.com/2021/06/04/cuomo-court-of-appeals-singas-nomination \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=New York Focus \|language=en}}</ref>

	Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York’s parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>		Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York’s parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA,NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>		Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA,NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>

	Singas was the defendant in a federal constitutional case, ''Maloney v. Singas'' (formerly ''Maloney v. Rice''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Docket Sheet, No. 08-1592\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/08-1592.htm\|website=Supreme Court of the United States\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>), in which the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that he has a constitutional right to possess [[nunchaku]], a martial-arts weapon, in his home for peaceful martial-arts practice and home defense. In that case, through counsel, Singas has argued that [[nunchaku]] are "dangerous and unusual"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maloney v. Singas, Case No. 03 CV 786 (PKC), 106 F.Supp.3d 300, 313 (2015)\|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20150526e66\|publisher=www.leagle.com\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> weapons that may be banned totally even for such use.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Court file in Maloney v. Rice (03-cv-786) (EDNY)\|url=http://michellawyers.com/maloney-v-rice/\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>		Singas was the defendant in a federal constitutional case, ''Maloney v. Singas'' (formerly ''Maloney v. Rice''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Docket Sheet, No. 08-1592\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/08-1592.htm\|website=Supreme Court of the United States\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>), in which the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that he has a constitutional right to possess [[nunchaku]], a martial-arts weapon, in his home for peaceful martial-arts practice and home defense. In that case, through counsel, Singas has argued that [[nunchaku]] are "dangerous and unusual"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maloney v. Singas, Case No. 03 CV 786 (PKC), 106 F.Supp.3d 300, 313 (2015)\|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20150526e66\|publisher=www.leagle.com\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> weapons that may be banned totally even for such use.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Court file in Maloney v. Rice (03-cv-786) (EDNY)\|url=http://michellawyers.com/maloney-v-rice/\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>

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	=== Public policy advocacy ===		=== Public policy advocacy ===
	As District Attorney, Singas was a vocal advocate for reform in the criminal legal system. Working with the Unified Court System, she volunteered her office to lead a pilot program that served as a precursor to the state’s “Raise the Age” law. She was an advocate for eliminating cash bail, and replacing it with a validated risk assessment tool, writing in 2019 with Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini in [[Newsday]], “We need to overhaul New York’s bail system because no one should be in jail awaiting trial simply because they’re poor. We support the transition to cashless bail."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Singas \|first=Madeline \|last2=Sini \|first2=Timothy \|date=2019-03-12 \|title=Singas, Sini have a message for Albany \|url=https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/new-york-discovery-laws-m47971 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Newsday \|language=en}}</ref> As to discovery, they wrote "New York’s discovery laws, which detail how information must be shared before trial, also warrant reform."<ref~~>{{Cite~~ ~~web \|last~~=~~Singas \|first=Madeline \|last2=Sini \|first2=Timothy \|date=2019-03-12 \|title=Singas, Sini have a message for Albany \|url=https:~~/~~/www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/new-york-discovery-laws-m47971 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Newsday \|language=en}}</ref~~> They continued, " The state legislature is considering other worthy reforms to ensure defendants receive a speedy trial, reduce immigration consequences of minor offenses, and reduce reincarceration for minor technical violations of parole. New Yorkers deserve comprehensive criminal justice reform this year that enhances fairness..."<ref~~>{{Cite~~ ~~web \|last~~=~~Singas \|first=Madeline \|last2=Sini \|first2=Timothy \|date=2019-03-12 \|title=Singas, Sini have a message for Albany \|url=https:~~/~~/www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/new-york-discovery-laws-m47971 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Newsday \|language=en}}</ref~~> In 2020, she joined fellow District Attorneys [[Darcel Clark\|Darcel D. Clark]], [[Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)\|Eric Gonzalez]], [[Melinda Katz]], [[Michael McMahon\|Michael E. McMahon]], [[Anthony A. Scarpino Jr.]], and [[Cyrus Vance Jr.\|Cyrus R. Vance Jr.]] calling for further reforms, and reiterating the call to fully eliminate cash bail, in an op-ed in [[The New York Times]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Clark \|first=Darcel D. \|last2=Gonzalez \|first2=Eric \|last3=Katz \|first3=Melinda \|last4=McMahon \|first4=Michael E. \|last5=Jr \|first5=Anthony A. Scarpino \|last6=Singas \|first6=Madeline \|last7=Jr \|first7=Cyrus R. Vance \|date=2020-02-25 \|title=Opinion {{!}} Why We Need to Reform New York’s Criminal Justice Reforms \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/new-york-bail-reform.html \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Despite her very public record of advocacy for broad criminal justice reforms, including the complete abolition of cash bail, opponents of her confirmation to the Court of Appeals claimed, falsely, that Singas opposed bail reform.<ref>{{Cite web \|~~last~~=~~Sirota~~ \|~~first~~=~~Rose~~ Adams, Sara \|date=2021-06-09 \|title=New York Senate Confirms Pro-Cop District Attorney to Highest Court \|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/06/09/new-york-court-judge-madeline-singas/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=The Intercept \|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|title=Progressives Mobilize to Block Cuomo’s Tough-on-Crime Pick For… \|url=https://nysfocus.com/2021/06/04/cuomo-court-of-appeals-singas-nomination \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=New York Focus \|language=en}}</ref>		As District Attorney, Singas was a vocal advocate for reform in the criminal legal system. Working with the Unified Court System, she volunteered her office to lead a pilot program that served as a precursor to the state’s “Raise the Age” law. She was an advocate for eliminating cash bail, and replacing it with a validated risk assessment tool, writing in 2019 with Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini in [[Newsday]], “We need to overhaul New York’s bail system because no one should be in jail awaiting trial simply because they’re poor. We support the transition to cashless bail."<ref name=over>{{Cite web \|last=Singas \|first=Madeline \|last2=Sini \|first2=Timothy \|date=2019-03-12 \|title=Singas, Sini have a message for Albany \|url=https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/new-york-discovery-laws-m47971 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Newsday \|language=en}}</ref> As to discovery, they wrote "New York’s discovery laws, which detail how information must be shared before trial, also warrant reform."<ref name=over/> They continued, " The state legislature is considering other worthy reforms to ensure defendants receive a speedy trial, reduce immigration consequences of minor offenses, and reduce reincarceration for minor technical violations of parole. New Yorkers deserve comprehensive criminal justice reform this year that enhances fairness..."<ref name=over/> In 2020, she joined fellow District Attorneys [[Darcel Clark\|Darcel D. Clark]], [[Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)\|Eric Gonzalez]], [[Melinda Katz]], [[Michael McMahon\|Michael E. McMahon]], [[Anthony A. Scarpino Jr.]], and [[Cyrus Vance Jr.\|Cyrus R. Vance Jr.]] calling for further reforms, and reiterating the call to fully eliminate cash bail, in an op-ed in [[The New York Times]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Clark \|first=Darcel D. \|last2=Gonzalez \|first2=Eric \|last3=Katz \|first3=Melinda \|last4=McMahon \|first4=Michael E. \|last5=Jr \|first5=Anthony A. Scarpino \|last6=Singas \|first6=Madeline \|last7=Jr \|first7=Cyrus R. Vance \|date=2020-02-25 \|title=Opinion {{!}} Why We Need to Reform New York’s Criminal Justice Reforms \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/new-york-bail-reform.html \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Despite her very public record of advocacy for broad criminal justice reforms, including the complete abolition of cash bail, opponents of her confirmation to the Court of Appeals claimed, falsely, that Singas opposed bail reform.<ref>{{Cite web \|first1=Rose \|last1=Adams \|first2=Sara \|last2=Sirota \|date=2021-06-09 \|title=New York Senate Confirms Pro-Cop District Attorney to Highest Court \|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/06/09/new-york-court-judge-madeline-singas/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=The Intercept \|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|title=Progressives Mobilize to Block Cuomo’s Tough-on-Crime Pick For… \|url=https://nysfocus.com/2021/06/04/cuomo-court-of-appeals-singas-nomination \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=New York Focus \|language=en}}</ref>

	Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York’s parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>		Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York’s parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA,NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>		Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA,NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>

	Singas was the defendant in a federal constitutional case, ''Maloney v. Singas'' (formerly ''Maloney v. Rice''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Docket Sheet, No. 08-1592\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/08-1592.htm\|website=Supreme Court of the United States\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>), in which the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that he has a constitutional right to possess [[nunchaku]], a martial-arts weapon, in his home for peaceful martial-arts practice and home defense. In that case, through counsel, Singas has argued that [[nunchaku]] are "dangerous and unusual"<ref>{{cite web\|title=~~MALONEY~~ v. ~~SINGAS~~, Case No. 03 CV 786 (PKC), 106 F.Supp.3d 300, 313 (2015)\|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20150526e66\|publisher=www.leagle.com\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> weapons that may be banned totally even for such use.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Court file in Maloney v. Rice (03-cv-786) (EDNY)\|url=http://michellawyers.com/maloney-v-rice/\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>		Singas was the defendant in a federal constitutional case, ''Maloney v. Singas'' (formerly ''Maloney v. Rice''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Docket Sheet, No. 08-1592\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/08-1592.htm\|website=Supreme Court of the United States\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>), in which the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that he has a constitutional right to possess [[nunchaku]], a martial-arts weapon, in his home for peaceful martial-arts practice and home defense. In that case, through counsel, Singas has argued that [[nunchaku]] are "dangerous and unusual"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maloney v. Singas, Case No. 03 CV 786 (PKC), 106 F.Supp.3d 300, 313 (2015)\|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20150526e66\|publisher=www.leagle.com\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> weapons that may be banned totally even for such use.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Court file in Maloney v. Rice (03-cv-786) (EDNY)\|url=http://michellawyers.com/maloney-v-rice/\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>

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	Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York's parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>		Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York's parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA,NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>		Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA, NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>

	Singas was the defendant in a federal constitutional case, ''Maloney v. Singas'' (formerly ''Maloney v. Rice''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Docket Sheet, No. 08-1592\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/08-1592.htm\|website=Supreme Court of the United States\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>), in which the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that he has a constitutional right to possess [[nunchaku]], a martial-arts weapon, in his home for peaceful martial-arts practice and home defense. In that case, through counsel, Singas has argued that [[nunchaku]] are "dangerous and unusual"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maloney v. Singas, Case No. 03 CV 786 (PKC), 106 F.Supp.3d 300, 313 (2015)\|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20150526e66\|publisher=www.leagle.com\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> weapons that may be banned totally even for such use.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Court file in Maloney v. Rice (03-cv-786) (EDNY)\|url=http://michellawyers.com/maloney-v-rice/\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>		Singas was the defendant in a federal constitutional case, ''Maloney v. Singas'' (formerly ''Maloney v. Rice''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Docket Sheet, No. 08-1592\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/08-1592.htm\|website=Supreme Court of the United States\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>), in which the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that he has a constitutional right to possess [[nunchaku]], a martial-arts weapon, in his home for peaceful martial-arts practice and home defense. In that case, through counsel, Singas has argued that [[nunchaku]] are "dangerous and unusual"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maloney v. Singas, Case No. 03 CV 786 (PKC), 106 F.Supp.3d 300, 313 (2015)\|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20150526e66\|publisher=www.leagle.com\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> weapons that may be banned totally even for such use.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Court file in Maloney v. Rice (03-cv-786) (EDNY)\|url=http://michellawyers.com/maloney-v-rice/\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>

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	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==

	Singas was born in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] in 1966 to a family of [[Greeks\|Greek]] [[Immigration to the United States\|immigrants]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nassau County DA Madeline Singas: "~~It’s~~ Not About Being a Man or a Woman; ~~It’s~~ about the Work that You Do"\|url=https://www.neomagazine.com/2020/01/nassau-county-da-madeline-singas-its-not-about-being-a-man-or-a-woman-its-about-the-work-that-you-do/\|website=Wayback Machine\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007090602/https://www.neomagazine.com/2020/01/nassau-county-da-madeline-singas-its-not-about-being-a-man-or-a-woman-its-about-the-work-that-you-do/\|archivedate=7 Oct 2022}}</ref> She grew up in [[Astoria, Queens]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Sakellis \|first=Eleni \|date=2021-06-15 \|title=Greek-American Madeline Singas Sworn in to Serve on New York's Highest Court \|url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-american-madeline-singas-sworn-in-to-serve-on-new-yorks-highest-court/ \|access-date=2022-06-27 \|website=The National Herald \|language=en-US}}</ref> She graduated from [[The Bronx High School of Science]] in [[Bronx, New York]]. She earned degrees at [[Barnard College]] at [[Columbia University]] in New York City and [[Fordham University School of Law]].<ref name="JudBio">{{Cite web \|title=Honorable Madeline Singas \|url=https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/jsingas.htm \|access-date=August 12, 2021 \|website=www.nycourts.gov}}</ref>		Singas was born in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] in 1966 to a family of [[Greeks\|Greek]] [[Immigration to the United States\|immigrants]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nassau County DA Madeline Singas: "It's Not About Being a Man or a Woman; It's about the Work that You Do"\|url=https://www.neomagazine.com/2020/01/nassau-county-da-madeline-singas-its-not-about-being-a-man-or-a-woman-its-about-the-work-that-you-do/\|website=Wayback Machine\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007090602/https://www.neomagazine.com/2020/01/nassau-county-da-madeline-singas-its-not-about-being-a-man-or-a-woman-its-about-the-work-that-you-do/\|archivedate=7 Oct 2022}}</ref> She grew up in [[Astoria, Queens]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Sakellis \|first=Eleni \|date=2021-06-15 \|title=Greek-American Madeline Singas Sworn in to Serve on New York's Highest Court \|url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-american-madeline-singas-sworn-in-to-serve-on-new-yorks-highest-court/ \|access-date=2022-06-27 \|website=The National Herald \|language=en-US}}</ref> She graduated from [[The Bronx High School of Science]] in [[Bronx, New York]]. She earned degrees at [[Barnard College]] at [[Columbia University]] in New York City and [[Fordham University School of Law]].<ref name="JudBio">{{Cite web \|title=Honorable Madeline Singas \|url=https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/jsingas.htm \|access-date=August 12, 2021 \|website=www.nycourts.gov}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	Singas served as acting Nassau DA starting in January 2015, assuming the role following Rice's election to Congress. Upon taking office, Singas became the first Greek-American and the second woman to become the top law enforcement official of Nassau County. She was elected in November 2015 and took office for a four-year term in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Biography - Nassau County, NY - Official Website\|url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/544/Biography\|website=www.nassaucountyny.gov}}</ref>		Singas served as acting Nassau DA starting in January 2015, assuming the role following Rice's election to Congress. Upon taking office, Singas became the first Greek-American and the second woman to become the top law enforcement official of Nassau County. She was elected in November 2015 and took office for a four-year term in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Biography - Nassau County, NY - Official Website\|url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/544/Biography\|website=www.nassaucountyny.gov}}</ref>

	During an interview with [[Bill Ritter (journalist)\|Bill Ritter]] in late 2017, referring to crimes committed by [[MS-13]] gang members, Singas stated: "The crimes that we're talking about are brutal. Their weapon of choice is a machete. We end up seeing people with injuries that I've never seen before. You know, limbs hacked off. And that's what the bodies look like that we're recovering. So they're brutal. They're ruthless, and we're gonna be relentless in our attacks against them."<ref>{{cite web\|title=Interview with Madeline Singas\| website=[[YouTube]] \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDnUN87ClQo&t=111\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>		During an interview with [[Bill Ritter (journalist)\|Bill Ritter]] in late 2017, referring to crimes committed by [[MS-13]] gang members, Singas stated: "The crimes that we're talking about are brutal. Their weapon of choice is a machete. We end up seeing people with injuries that I've never seen before. You know, limbs hacked off. And that's what the bodies look like that we're recovering. So they're brutal. They're ruthless, and we're gonna be relentless in our attacks against them."<ref>{{cite web\|title=Interview with Madeline Singas\| website=[[YouTube]] \| date=18 December 2017 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDnUN87ClQo&t=111\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>
	On March 27, 2018, Singas announced the establishment of the Nassau County School & Community Safety Task Force to enhance the security of schools, colleges, places of worship, and public buildings. The Task Force is chaired by Deputy Executive Assistant District Attorney for Community Relations, Joyce Smith. Among the Task Force's goals is to "prepare a training curriculum for educators and mental health practitioners regarding the health and safety exceptions to . . . privacy laws such as the [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]] (HIPAA) and the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), [which] are frequently cited by medical professionals and school officials as obstacles to information-sharing regarding potential threats."<ref>{{cite web\|title=Following Shootings, Singas Creates School & Community Safety Task Force\|url=http://nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=998\|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref>		On March 27, 2018, Singas announced the establishment of the Nassau County School & Community Safety Task Force to enhance the security of schools, colleges, places of worship, and public buildings. The Task Force is chaired by Deputy Executive Assistant District Attorney for Community Relations, Joyce Smith. Among the Task Force's goals is to "prepare a training curriculum for educators and mental health practitioners regarding the health and safety exceptions to . . . privacy laws such as the [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]] (HIPAA) and the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), [which] are frequently cited by medical professionals and school officials as obstacles to information-sharing regarding potential threats."<ref>{{cite web\|title=Following Shootings, Singas Creates School & Community Safety Task Force\|url=http://nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=998\|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref>

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	=== Public policy advocacy ===		=== Public policy advocacy ===
	As District Attorney, Singas was a vocal advocate for reform in the criminal legal system. Working with the Unified Court System, she volunteered her office to lead a pilot program that served as a precursor to the state's “Raise the Age” law. She was an advocate for eliminating cash bail, and replacing it with a validated risk assessment tool, writing in 2019 with Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini in [[Newsday]], “We need to overhaul New York’s bail system because no one should be in jail awaiting trial simply because they’re poor. We support the transition to cashless bail."<ref name=over>{{Cite web \|~~last~~=Singas \|~~first~~=Madeline \|last2=Sini \|first2=Timothy \|date=2019-03-12 \|title=Singas, Sini have a message for Albany \|url=https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/new-york-discovery-laws-m47971 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Newsday \|language=en}}</ref> As to discovery, they wrote "New York’s discovery laws, which detail how information must be shared before trial, also warrant reform."<ref name=over/> They continued, " The state legislature is considering other worthy reforms to ensure defendants receive a speedy trial, reduce immigration consequences of minor offenses, and reduce reincarceration for minor technical violations of parole. New Yorkers deserve comprehensive criminal justice reform this year that enhances fairness..."<ref name=over/> In 2020, she joined fellow District Attorneys [[Darcel Clark\|Darcel D. Clark]], [[Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)\|Eric Gonzalez]], [[Melinda Katz]], [[Michael McMahon\|Michael E. McMahon]], [[Anthony A. Scarpino Jr.]], and [[Cyrus Vance Jr.\|Cyrus R. Vance Jr.]] calling for further reforms, and reiterating the call to eliminate cash bail, in an op-ed in [[The New York Times]].<ref>{{Cite news \|~~last~~=Clark \|~~first~~=Darcel D. \|last2=Gonzalez \|first2=Eric \|last3=Katz \|first3=Melinda \|last4=McMahon \|first4=Michael E. \|last5=Jr \|first5=Anthony A. Scarpino \|last6=Singas \|first6=Madeline \|last7=Jr \|first7=Cyrus R. Vance \|date=2020-02-25 \|title=Opinion {{!}} Why We Need to Reform New ~~York’s~~ Criminal Justice Reforms \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/new-york-bail-reform.html \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Despite her very public record of advocacy for broad criminal justice reforms, including the complete abolition of cash bail, opponents of her confirmation to the Court of Appeals claimed, falsely, that Singas opposed bail reform.<ref>{{Cite web \|first1=Rose \|last1=Adams \|first2=Sara \|last2=Sirota \|date=2021-06-09 \|title=New York Senate Confirms Pro-Cop District Attorney to Highest Court \|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/06/09/new-york-court-judge-madeline-singas/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=The Intercept \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Progressives Mobilize to Block ~~Cuomo’s~~ Tough-on-Crime Pick For… \|url=https://nysfocus.com/2021/06/04/cuomo-court-of-appeals-singas-nomination \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=New York Focus \|language=en}}</ref>		As District Attorney, Singas was a vocal advocate for reform in the criminal legal system. Working with the Unified Court System, she volunteered her office to lead a pilot program that served as a precursor to the state's “Raise the Age” law. She was an advocate for eliminating cash bail, and replacing it with a validated risk assessment tool, writing in 2019 with Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini in [[Newsday]], “We need to overhaul New York’s bail system because no one should be in jail awaiting trial simply because they’re poor. We support the transition to cashless bail."<ref name=over>{{Cite web \|last1=Singas \|first1=Madeline \|last2=Sini \|first2=Timothy \|date=2019-03-12 \|title=Singas, Sini have a message for Albany \|url=https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/new-york-discovery-laws-m47971 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Newsday \|language=en}}</ref> As to discovery, they wrote "New York’s discovery laws, which detail how information must be shared before trial, also warrant reform."<ref name=over/> They continued, " The state legislature is considering other worthy reforms to ensure defendants receive a speedy trial, reduce immigration consequences of minor offenses, and reduce reincarceration for minor technical violations of parole. New Yorkers deserve comprehensive criminal justice reform this year that enhances fairness..."<ref name=over/> In 2020, she joined fellow District Attorneys [[Darcel Clark\|Darcel D. Clark]], [[Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)\|Eric Gonzalez]], [[Melinda Katz]], [[Michael McMahon\|Michael E. McMahon]], [[Anthony A. Scarpino Jr.]], and [[Cyrus Vance Jr.\|Cyrus R. Vance Jr.]] calling for further reforms, and reiterating the call to eliminate cash bail, in an op-ed in [[The New York Times]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Clark \|first1=Darcel D. \|last2=Gonzalez \|first2=Eric \|last3=Katz \|first3=Melinda \|last4=McMahon \|first4=Michael E. \|last5=Jr \|first5=Anthony A. Scarpino \|last6=Singas \|first6=Madeline \|last7=Jr \|first7=Cyrus R. Vance \|date=2020-02-25 \|title=Opinion {{!}} Why We Need to Reform New York's Criminal Justice Reforms \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/new-york-bail-reform.html \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Despite her very public record of advocacy for broad criminal justice reforms, including the complete abolition of cash bail, opponents of her confirmation to the Court of Appeals claimed, falsely, that Singas opposed bail reform.<ref>{{Cite web \|first1=Rose \|last1=Adams \|first2=Sara \|last2=Sirota \|date=2021-06-09 \|title=New York Senate Confirms Pro-Cop District Attorney to Highest Court \|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/06/09/new-york-court-judge-madeline-singas/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=The Intercept \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Progressives Mobilize to Block Cuomo's Tough-on-Crime Pick For… \|url=https://nysfocus.com/2021/06/04/cuomo-court-of-appeals-singas-nomination \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=New York Focus \|language=en}}</ref>

	Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York's parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>		Singas also was among the first prosecutors to support the “[https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/parole/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-less-is-more-act/#:~:text=The%20Less%20Is%20More%20Act%20(LIM)%2C%20which%20went%20into,provides%20higher%20burdens%20of%20proof. Less Is More Act],” which made broad changes to New York's parole system to spare those on parole the draconian consequences of minor, technical violations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sign On \|url=https://lessismoreny.org/sign-on/ \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=#Less Is More NY \|language=en-US}}</ref>
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	Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA, NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>		Singas served on the Board of Directors of [https://prosecutorsagv.org/ Prosecutors Against Gun Violence]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence \|url=https://www.nassauda.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=498 \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=Nassau County DA, NY \|language=en}}</ref> and was a vocal advocate of comprehensive gun reform. On April 3, 2018, Singas appeared at a rally and spoke before an audience of about 200 people at [[Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)#Social Action\|Temple Beth Israel]], a synagogue in [[Port Washington, New York]], advocating in favor of what she described as common sense gun legislation. She was quoted as having said: "Why is legislation so difficult to get passed? I don’t know the answer to that question."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Genn\|first1=Adina\|title=Panel pushes to prevent gun violence\|url=https://libn.com/2018/04/04/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence/\|accessdate=7 April 2018\|work=Long Island Business News\|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>

	Singas was the defendant in a federal constitutional case, ''Maloney v. Singas'' (formerly ''Maloney v. Rice''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Docket Sheet, No. 08-1592\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/08-1592.htm\|website=Supreme Court of the United States\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>), in which the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that he has a constitutional right to possess [[nunchaku]], a martial-arts weapon, in his home for peaceful martial-arts practice and home defense. In that case, through counsel, Singas has argued that [[nunchaku]] are "dangerous and unusual"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maloney v. Singas, Case No. 03 CV 786 (PKC), 106 F.Supp.3d 300, 313 (2015)\|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20150526e66\|publisher=www.leagle.com\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> weapons that may be banned totally even for such use.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Court file in Maloney v. Rice (03-cv-786) (EDNY)\|url=http://michellawyers.com/maloney-v-rice/\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>		Singas was the defendant in a federal constitutional case, ''Maloney v. Singas'' (formerly ''Maloney v. Rice''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Docket Sheet, No. 08-1592\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/08-1592.htm\|website=Supreme Court of the United States\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>), in which the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that he has a constitutional right to possess [[nunchaku]], a martial-arts weapon, in his home for peaceful martial-arts practice and home defense. In that case, through counsel, Singas has argued that [[nunchaku]] are "dangerous and unusual"<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maloney v. Singas, Case No. 03 CV 786 (PKC), 106 F.Supp.3d 300, 313 (2015)\|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20150526e66\|publisher=www.leagle.com\|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> weapons that may be banned totally even for such use.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Court file in Maloney v. Rice (03-cv-786) (EDNY)\|date=28 January 2014 \|url=http://michellawyers.com/maloney-v-rice/\|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>

	=== New York court of appeals service ===		=== New York court of appeals service ===