Gov. Whitmer elevates Judge Mariam Saad Bazzi to Court of Appeals, making her the state’s first Arab and Muslim appellate judge

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Detroit, Lansing – Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mariam Saad Bazzi has made history in Michigan as the first Arab woman to serve on the state Court of Appeals (First Circuit – Detroit), pursuant to a decision issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer last Wednesday. Bazzi succeeds Judge Noah Hood, whom she appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court. Bazzi is the first Muslim American and the second Arab American to join the Michigan Court of Appeals, …