In a barrier-breaking choice, a judge of South Asian descent is set to manage New York’s geographically largest judicial district, beginning Jan. 1.

Elected Montgomery County Surrogate’s Court Judge Kris Singh has been appointed administrative judge for day-to-day management of the trial-level courts for the Unified Court System’s Fourth Judicial District, which spans 11 northeast counties up to the Canada border.

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