Gov. Rick Snyder announced last week the appointment of Jeffery “Jeff” Matis and Hala Jarbou to Oakland County Circuit Court, Adel Harb to Wayne County Circuit Court and Lawrence Paolucci to the Wayne County Probate Court.
Snyder said both Matis and Jarbou have “demonstrated an unwavering commitment to public service in Oakland County.”
“They are both widely respected as hard working, highly skilled attorneys and I am confident that they will serve the 6th Circuit Court well,” Snyder said.
Jarbou is currently with the U.S. Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Drug Task Force Unit and previously served in the General Crimes Unit.
Before that, she served in the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office working primarily in the Circuit Court Division.
Jarbou is an instructor at the National Advocacy Center and earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan and her law degree from Wayne State University Law School.
Matis has been with the law firm of Garan, Lucow, Miller PC of Troy since 2012 with a primary practice of civil defense in both the state and federal courts throughout Michigan.
He also serves as an adjunct professor at the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School.
Matis currently serves as the vice chairman of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and was a Rochester city councilman from 2007 to 2010. He has been involved with many community and service organizations
including the Rochester Area Youth Assistance, the Rochester Older Persons Commission, and the Paint Creek Trailways Commission.
Matis earned his bachelor’s degree in business from Oakland University and a law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Jarbou fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Colleen O’Brien who was appointed by the governor to serve in the Michigan Court of Appeals.
She must seek election in November 2016 for a full term.
Matis fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Rudy Nichols.
He must seek election in November 2016 for the remainder of the term expiring in 2020.
Regarding the Wayne County appointments, Snyder said both Adel and Paolucci “have demonstrated a commitment to public service throughout their outstanding legal careers. I fully expect these capable attorneys to be
valuable assets to the Wayne County bench.”
Harb currently serves as the magistrate for the 19th District Court in Dearborn and has a general practice law firm with an extensive practice in civil, criminal and family law.
He has served as a board member of the Great Lakes Council of the Boy Scouts and Wounded Warriors of Michigan. Harb earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from Western Michigan University and a law degree from Thomas Cooley Law School.
Paolucci has worked as the court attorney for the Wayne County Probate Court for the past 11 years, assisting the probate judges with legal research and writing.
He acts as the court alternate dispute resolution clerk, assisting with mediation, along with various other responsibilities with the court. Paolucci earned his bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College in Ohio and his law degree from Detroit College of Law.
Harb fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Daniel Ryan.
He must seek election in November 2016 for the remainder of the term and again in 2018 for a full term.
Paolucci fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Milton Mack. He must seek election in November 2016 for a full term.
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