Judge Hala Yalda Jarbou

Judge Hala Yalda Jarbou

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

ABA Rating: Qualified

Nominated by President Donald Trump

Confirmed 83-15 on September 10, 2020

  • University of Michigan, BBA, 1994
  • Wayne State University Law School, JD 1997
  • Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, 1997-2010
  • Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Michigan, 2010-2015
  • Judge, 6th Circuit Court of Michigan, 2015-2020

Democrats who opposed her confirmation:

Blumenthal (D-CT), Booker (D-NJ), Brown (D-OH), Cantwell (D-WA), Gillibrand (D-NY), Klobuchar (D-MN), Markey (D-MA), Menendez (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Murray (D-WA), Sanders (I-VT), Schatz (D-HI), Schumer (D-NY), Van Hollen (D-MD), Wyden (D-OR)