Hala Yalda Jarbou at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 23, 2020–present
Hala Yalda Jarbou
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases2 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules3 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · July 16, 2026
Izzeddin Ahmed Abdulghaffar Daghra v. Steve Hinkley, et al.
- Court response
- Admonishment
AI-related ruling · December 1, 2025
Lothamer Tax Resolution, Inc. v. Paul Kimmel (2)
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction
Biography
Professional career
- Instructor, The National Advocacy Center, 2012-2015
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Michigan, MI, 2010-2015
- Instructor, Oakland Police Academy, MI, 2001-2008
- Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, MI, 1997-2010
Judicial service
- Judge, 6th Circuit Court of Michigan, MI, 2015-2020
- Presiding Judge, Oakland County Circuit Court, Adult Treatment Court, MI, 2016-2018
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Michigan, MI, 2020-present
Education
- Wayne State University · JD, 1997
- University of Michigan-Dearborn · Business Administration, with high distinction, 1994
Personal record
Born 1971 · Tel Kaif, Iraq
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
. Courtroom Technology The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan has installed electronic evidence presentation equipment in the courtrooms of all Article III Judges. All systems allow for the projection of evidence throughout the courtroom on monitors and/or large projections screens.Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou | Western District of Michigan | United States District Court ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/8869811CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15393/hala-yalda-jarbou/Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou | Western District of Michigan | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.miwd.uscourts.gov/content/chief-judge-hala-y-jarbouFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts