Fadwa Hammoud
Solicitor General of Michigan
In office
January 15, 2019 – 2023
Attorney GeneralDana Nessel
Preceded byAaron Lindstrom
Succeeded byAnn Sherman
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Michigan–Dearborn (BA)
Wayne State University Law School (JD)

Fadwa A. Hammoud is the Chief Deputy Attorney General of Michigan[1] and the former Solicitor General of Michigan.[2]

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.[3] In 2018, Hammoud was a member of the Harvard Business School's Young American Leaders Program.[4]

Career

Hammoud has clerked for United States District Court Judge George Steeh. Hammoud has also served as assistant prosecuting attorney for Wayne County, Michigan and as leading prosecutting attorney for Wayne County.[4] On November 8, 2016, Hammoud was elected as a member of Dearborn Board of Education.[5] In January 2019, Hammoud was 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.[3] Hammoud is the first Arab-American solicitor general in the United States.[4] In March 2019, Hammoud resigned from both the Dearborn Board of Education and as a trustee as Henry Ford College.[5][3] As solicitor general, Hammoud was put in charge of the Flint water crisis investigations.[6] 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.[2][7] Hammoud served as a Trustee and Treasurer of the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education and the Henry Ford College Board.[8]

Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder appointed Hammoud to the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs. She also served on the Legislative Committee for the Hispanic/Latino, Asian Pacific American and Middle Eastern American Affairs Commissions.[3] In 2018, Hammoud was a member of the Harvard Business School's Young American Leaders Program.[4] On December 7, 2022, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the appointment of Fadwa A. Hammoud as Chief Deputy Attorney General.[9][10]

Notable cases

In October 2021, Hammoud became the first Muslim Arab American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.[11] The case in question was Brown v. Davenport.[12]

Personal life

Hammoud is Muslim. She is the first Muslim solicitor general in the United States.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Fadwa Hammoud".
  2. 1 2 "New Solicitor General Hammoud to Lead Flint Criminal Cases". State of Michigan. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud resigns from Board of Trustees". Henry Ford College. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fadwa Hammoud becomes first Muslim Arab-American solicitor general in United States". Dearborn Press and Guide. 18 January 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Fadwa Hammoud". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Michigan Attorney General appoints new attorney to oversee Flint water probe". Michigan Radio. 15 January 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Michigan solicitor general says Flood mismanaged Flint water prosecutions". Mlive. 29 April 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ "AG Nessel Announces Second Term Executive Team Changes".
  9. ↑ "AG Dana Nessel announces second term executive team changes, appoints Fadwa Hammoud as chief deputy". 9 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Attorney General Nessel announces second term executive changes". 7 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "First Arab-American Muslim Woman Argues at U.S. High Court (1)". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  12. ↑ Hammond, Joseph (2021-10-08). "Michigan attorney is first Muslim Arab American woman to stand before Supreme Court". Religion News Service. Retrieved 2021-10-08.


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