| 词条 | Mota Singh |
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| name = Sir Mota Singh | image = | image_size = | caption = | native_name = | birth_name = | birth_date = 26 July 1930 | birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya | death_date = {{death date and age |2016|11|13|1930|7|26|df=yes}} | death_place = Tooting, London | residence = United Kingdom | nationality = British | spouse = Swarn Kaur }} Sir Mota Singh, QC (26 July 1930 – 13 November 2016) was a British judge who was noted for being the United Kingdom's first Asian judge. Early lifeSingh was born in 1930 in Nairobi, Kenya. He was only sixteen years of age when he lost his father, Sardar Dalip Singh. The responsibility of the family with five younger siblings, widowed mother and grandfather fell upon him forcing him to leave his studies. However, Mota Singh's school teachers convinced his family to let him resume studies, undertaking to finance his school education.[1] CareerAfter a short stint as a clerk at the East African Railways and Harbours, he joined a European firm of lawyers in Nairobi. He was married meanwhile to Swaran Kaur in 1950 and a daughter was born a year later. He continued his Bar studies. In 1953, Singh accompanied by his wife and daughter went to England.[1] After passing the Bar final examinations in 1955, he returned to Kenya in 1956, to start his own practice as a barrister in Nairobi. He also entered politics and was elected a City Councillor and then elevated to the position of alderman of the City of Nairobi. He went on to hold many responsible positions before he decided in 1965 to emigrate to England.[2] He joined the English bar in 1967 and made headlines with his appointment to the bench in 1982, the first from a minority ethnic group and first judge to sit on the English Bench wearing a turban instead of a horse-hair wig.[3] Singh retired from the Bench in 2002. HonoursIn 2010, Singh was knighted by the Queen for his services to the judiciary and for his charitable works.[4] References1. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://sikhchic.com/our_heroes/the_life_times_of_sir_mota_singh_part_i|title=The Life & Times of Sir Mota Singh Part I|last=Singh|first=Varinder|date=2014-05-10|website=sikhchic.com|access-date=2016-04-16}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Mota}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://sikhchic.com/our_heroes/the_life_times_of_sir_mota_singh_part_ii|title=The Life & Times of Sir Mota Singh Part II|last=Singh|first=Varinder|date=2014-05-11|website=sikhchic.com|access-date=2016-04-16}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/8500712.stm|title=Sikh judge Sir Mota Singh criticises banning of Kirpan|last=Taneja|first=Poonam|date=2010-02-08|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2016-04-16}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-mota-singh-knighted-by-queen-gets-highest-civilian-honour-1329498|title=Mota Singh knighted by Queen, gets highest civilian honour|date=2009-12-31|website=dna|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-16}} 9 : 1930 births|2016 deaths|British people of Indian descent|British Sikhs|Kenyan emigrants to the United Kingdom|Kenyan people of Indian descent|Knights Bachelor|Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom|People from Nairobi |
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