Joe Biden nominates Indian-American Shalina D. Kumar as federal judge

She would be the first federal judge of South Asian descent in Michigan, the White House said.

U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American circuit court chief judge Shalina D. Kumar as a federal judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, the White House announced on Wednesday. Nominated by Mr. Biden to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Chief Judge Shalina has served on the Oakland County Sixth Circuit Court since 2007. She was appointed Chief Judge of the Circuit Court by the Michigan Supreme Court in January of 2018, a media release said. Ms. Shalina would be the first federal judge of South Asian descent in Michigan, the White House said.