7 Prominent Indians in The U.S Judiciary

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 00:43 IST
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5.Amandeep Sidhu

Amandeep has a J.D from University of Richmond School of Law in 2005 and a B.A from the college of William and Mary in 2000. He has a partnership with a law firm named McDermott Will & Emery in Washington DC. He has a reputation of being a strong litigator built on solid commitment to pro bono cases.

A founding member of The Sikh Coalition, Sidhu has fought a pro bono battle on behalf of three Sikh men who wanted to serve in the US Army. Amandeep was successful in proving that Sikh men could perform the Uniform duties efficiently by using the cloth allotted for the duty officers in making a turban out of it which was not allowed earlier. He also showed how men with beard successfully used the gas mask in the military and outsmarted their clean shaven counterparts on the field. Finally the three men of Sikh origin were selected in the U.S military thanks to the efforts made by Amandeep, but he has a vision to bring about a policy Change for appointment of men with turban in the U.S military.