The White House informed that Shalina has a good knowledge of both civil and criminal matters. He has gained good experience while holding the post of Judge.
Shalina D Kumar nominated for the post of federal judge (Photo Credits: Twitter)
US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American Shalina D Kumar to the post of federal judge of the Eastern District of Michigan. The White House gave this information. According to a press release on Wednesday, Chief Justice of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Shalina has served on the Oakland County Sixth Circuit Court since 2007.
According to the information, in January 2018, the Michigan Supreme Court appointed him the Chief Justice of the Circuit Court. The White House said that Shalina had experience in both civil and criminal cases while serving as Chief Justice. Apart from this, Shalina has held many other important positions. Shalina will be the first South Asian-origin judge in Michigan.
She was re-elected judge in 2014
Shalina graduated from the University of Michigan in 1993 and studied at the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law in 1996. On August 20, 2007, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Shalina to be a judge of the Sixth Circuit Court in Oakland County, to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Judge Jean Schnelz. After this, Shalina was elected to the court in 2008 and then in 2014 she was again elected to the post of judge.
Trudeau nominates judge of Indian origin
Earlier, Indian-origin judge Mahmood Jamal was nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada. He is the first black judge to be nominated to the top court of the country. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the nomination of Justice Jamal to the Supreme Court.
Trudeau said in a statement that he is pleased to announce the nomination of Justice Mahmoud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada. Due to his exceptional legal and academic experience, he will prove to be very important to the top court of the country. According to CTV News, Justice Jamal was born in Kenya. His family is of Indian origin. His family came to Canada in 1981 and settled here.
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