Robert Holmes Bell

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Robert Holmes Bell

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United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (senior status)
Tenure

2017 - Present

Years in position

8

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Education

Bachelor's

Wheaton College, 1966

Law

Wayne State University Law School, 1969

Personal
Birthplace
Lansing, Mich.


Robert Holmes Bell is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He first joined the court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan (R). He elected to take senior status beginning January 31, 2017.[1][2]

Hala Jarbou was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) to succeed Bell on the Western District of Michigan. She was confirmed in 2020.

Early life and education

A native of Lansing, Michigan, Bell graduated from Wheaton College with a bachelor's degree in 1966 and from Wayne State University Law School with his J.D. in 1969.[1]

Professional career

Judicial career

Western District of Michigan

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Nominee Information
Name: Robert Holmes Bell
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Progress
Confirmed 112 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: March 11, 1987
DefeatedAABA Rating:
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ApprovedAHearing: June 3, 1987
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ApprovedAReported: June 23, 1987 
ApprovedAConfirmed: July 1, 1987
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote

Bell was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan by President Ronald Reagan on March 11, 1987, to a seat vacated by Wendell Miles, as Miles elected to take senior status. Hearings on Bell's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 3, 1987, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on June 23, 1987. Bell was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on July 1, 1987, and he received his commission the next day. From 2001 to 2008, Bell served as chief judge of the district court. He elected to take senior status beginning January 31, 2017.[1][2][3]

Hala Jarbou was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) to succeed Bell on the Western District of Michigan. She was confirmed in 2020.

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Political offices
Preceded by:
Wendell Miles
Western District of Michigan
1987–2017
Seat #2
Succeeded by:
Hala Jarbou