Shalina kumar biography
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Judge Shalina D. Kumar
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In , the Hon. Shalina D. Kumar became the first person of South Asian descent to be nominated for a federal judgeship in Michigan. She was sworn in as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan in månad of Judge Kumar was appointed to the Oakland County Circuit Court in She was appointed as Chief Judge by the Michigan Supreme Court in and was reappointed in Prior to taking the bench, she was a civil litigator in private practice from to Judge Kumar is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Federal Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association, and the South Asian Bar Association.•
Indian American Kumar will be the first federal judge of South Asian descent in Michigan
US Senate has confirmed Indian American Shalina Kumar as US District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. She will be the first federal judge of South Asian descent in Michigan.
Announcing Kumar’s confirmation, US Senator Debbie Stabenow described her as an “outstanding and highly qualified woman†and said her “confirmation is great news for Michigan.â€
“Judge Kumar fryst vatten a respected Chief Judge of the Oakland County Sixth Circuit Court, and I know she will continue her excellent work as a federal judge,&#; she said.
“Judge Kumar is an accomplished jurist whose appointment breaks barriers as the first Michigander of South Asian descent to serve on the federal bench in our state,†said senator Gary Peters.
Read: Biden nominates Indian American Shalina Kumar as federal judge (July 1, )
Nominated as US District Court Judge by President Joe Biden on June 30, Kum
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Biden nominates 2 Michigan judges to federal bench
Washington — President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated the chief judge of Oakland County Circuit Court who would be the first federal judge of South Asian descent in Michigan if confirmed, the White House said.
Biden tapped Oakland County Circuit Chief Judge Shalina D. Kumar to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Kumar was appointed chief judge of the Oakland County court in
Kumar, 50, of Birmingham also handles civil and criminal matters and has served as a presiding judge of the Adult Treatment Court. She graduated from the University of Michigan in and the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law in She was a civil litigator in private practice from to , according to her bio.
Kumar is the ex-wife of Metro Detroit lawyer Ven Johnson. Johnson was indicted alongside his former law partner Geoffrey Fieger in August and accused of conspiring to make about $, in illegal campaign contribut