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Jarbou, Hala Yalda
Born 1971 in Telkif, Iraq
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on March 18, 2020, to a seat vacated by Robert Holmes Bell. Confirmed by the Senate on September 10, 2020, and received commission on September 23, 2020. Served as chief judge, 2022-present.
Education:
University of Michigan-Dearborn, B.B.A., 1994
Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1997
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on March 18, 2020, to a seat vacated by Robert Holmes Bell. Confirmed by the Senate on September 10, 2020, and received commission on September 23, 2020. Served as chief judge, 2022-present.
Education:
University of Michigan-Dearborn, B.B.A., 1994
Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1997
Professional Career:
Contract attorney, Prosecutor's Office, Wayne County, Michigan, 1997
Assistant prosecutor, Oakland County, Michigan, 1997-2010
Associate professor, paralegal program, Oakland University, 2005
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 2010-2015
Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2015-2020