North Carolina attorney becomes first Yemeni American to serve as judge

January 23rd, 20210 NORTH CAROLINA — Yemeni American Rashad Hauter recently recently made history by being appointed district court judge in the Wake County Judicial District Court. The online publication Yemenis of America announced that Hauter is the first Yemeni American to become a judge in the U.S. Hauter was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper...

Judge dismisses lawsuit by family of Muslim Marine who died during boot camp

December 1st, 20181 TAYLOR, MI — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the family of Raheel Siddiqui, a 20-year old Marine who died two years ago in boot camp at Parris island, S.C.  U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow ruled Tuesday that claims related to injuries to active duty military personnel belong in military courts according the Feres...

Macomb County judge arraigned on hit-and-run charges

September 2nd, 20180 MARINE CITY— Macomb County Judge Catherine Steenland has been arraigned on two misdemeanor criminal charges in connection with a hit-and-run collision that occurred in Roseville last September. Steenland, 51, was arraigned on Monday in the 72nd District Court in Marine City before Judge Michael Hulewicz. On September 25, 2017, at...

Judge Mariam Bazzi to receive Distinguished Service Award at HFC commencement

April 23rd, 20180 DEARBORN — Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mariam Bazzi will receive the 2018 Henry Ford College Distinguished Service Award at HFC's afternoon commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5. The ceremony will take place at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center at 1:30 p.m. Bazzi is a former member of the HFC Board of...

Saudi Arabia must face U.S. lawsuits over Sept. 11 attacks

March 29th, 20180 NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should pay billions of dollars in damages to victims. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiffs’ allegations “narrowly articulate a reasonable basis”...

A view from the bench: Spending the day with Dearborn Judge Gene Hunt

May 19th, 20170 DEARBORN — In the chambers of newly minted 19th District Court Judge Gene Hunt, music from counter-culture America echoed off walls adorned with signed portraits of The Beatles, of his children and Fordson High School football teams he used to coach. It had only been 112 days since Hunt was invested as a judge, yet he appeared...

Snyder appoints Mariam Bazzi as Wayne County Circuit Court judge

May 5th, 20170 LANSING — Gov. Snyder has appointed Mariam Bazzi to the Third Circuit Court in Wayne County. "Mariam Bazzi's commitment to her community and the law makes her a natural pick for the Wayne County Circuit Court," Snyder said in a statement. "Mariam brings with her to the bench years of experience in complex areas of the law and a...