Hala Y. Jarbou

Hala Y. Jarbou
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Assumed office
July 18, 2022
Preceded byRobert James Jonker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Assumed office
September 23, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byRobert Holmes Bell
Judge of the 6th Circuit Court of Michigan
In office
October 20, 2015 – September 23, 2020
Appointed byRick Snyder
Preceded byColleen O'Brien
Succeeded byYasmine I. Poles
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Tel Kaif, Iraq
EducationUniversity of Michigan–Dearborn (BBA)
Wayne State University (JD)

Hala Yalda Jarbou (born 1971)[1] is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. She is the first Chaldean federal judge.[2]

  1. ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Hala Jarbou" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Trump Nominates First Chaldean for Federal Bench". www.aina.org. Retrieved January 19, 2021.