Fadwa Hammoud
Fadwa Hammoud | |
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Solicitor General of Michigan | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Governor | Gretchen Whitmer |
Preceded by | Aaron Lindstrom |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | University of Michigan–Dearborn (BA) Wayne State University Law School (JD) |
Fadwa A. Hammoud is the Solicitor General of Michigan.[1]
Early life and education
At age 11, Hammoud emigrated to the United States from Lebanon. Hammoud graduated from Fordson High School. Hammoud earned a B.A. in political science and communications from the University of Michigan–Dearborn and a J.D. from Wayne State University Law School.[2] In 2018, Hammoud was a member of the Harvard Business School’s Young American Leaders Program.[3]
Career
Hammoud has clerked for United States District Court Judge George Steeh. Hammoud has also served as assistant prosecuting attorney for Wayne County, Michigan, leading prosecutting attorney for Wayne County.[3] On November 8, 2016, Hammoud was elected as a member of Dearborn Board of Education.[4] In January 2019, Hammoud appointed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel as Solicitor General of Michigan. On February 18, 2019, Hammoud took the oath of office and was sworn in.[2] Hammoud is the first Arab-American solicitor general in the United States.[3] In March 2019, Hammoud resigned from both the Dearborn Board of Education and as a trustee as Henry Ford College.[4][2] As solicitor general, Hammoud was put in charge of the Flint water crisis investigations.[5] On April 16, 2019, Hammoud fired Todd Flood, a special prosecutor appointed by the previous administration's attorney general, claiming he failed to "fully and properly" pursue potentially important evidence in the water crisis criminal cases.[1][6]
Personal life
Hammoud is Muslim. She is the first Muslim solicitor general in the United States.[3]
References
- ^ a b "New Solicitor General Hammoud to Lead Flint Criminal Cases". State of Michigan. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud resigns from Board of Trustees". Henry Ford College. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Fadwa Hammoud becomes first Muslim Arab-American solicitor general in United States". Dearborn Press and Guide. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ a b "Fadwa Hammoud". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Michigan Attorney General appoints new attorney to oversee Flint water probe". Michigan Radio. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Michigan solicitor general says Flood mismanaged Flint water prosecutions". Mlive. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- Living people
- American Muslims
- County officials in Michigan
- Lebanese emigrants to the United States
- People from Dearborn, Michigan
- Solicitors General of Michigan
- University of Michigan–Dearborn alumni
- Wayne State University Law School alumni
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American women lawyers
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