Helal Farhat

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Helal Farhat

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Nonpartisan

Michigan 3rd Circuit Court

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Appointed

March 28, 2019

Helal Farhat is a judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. Farhat assumed office on September 18, 2019. Farhat's current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Farhat ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. Farhat won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Farhat was appointed to succeed former judge Vonda Evans following her retirement from the court.

Biography

Helal Farhat's career experience includes working as an attorney with Farhat & Associates, PLLC in Dearborn, Michigan.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)

General election

General election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court (15 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	David Allen (Nonpartisan)	8.1	277,129
✔	Submit photo	Christopher Dingell (Nonpartisan)	7.9	270,736
✔		Mariam Bazzi (Nonpartisan)	7.2	247,759
✔		Cylenthia LaToye Miller (Nonpartisan)	7.1	245,117
✔		Shannon N. Walker (Nonpartisan)	7.1	244,178
✔		Noah Hood (Nonpartisan)	7.0	240,683
✔	Submit photo	Charlene Elder (Nonpartisan)	6.8	234,985
✔		Lynne A. Pierce (Nonpartisan)	6.5	223,044
✔	Submit photo	Margaret Van Houten (Nonpartisan)	6.4	220,718
✔	Submit photo	John H. Gillis Jr. (Nonpartisan)	6.3	217,125
✔	Submit photo	Edward Joseph (Nonpartisan)	6.1	210,308
✔	Submit photo	Don Knapp (Nonpartisan)	6.1	208,467
✔	Submit photo	Helal Farhat (Nonpartisan)	6.1	208,083
✔	Submit photo	Carla Testani (Nonpartisan)	5.8	199,957
✔	Submit photo	Lawrence Talon (Nonpartisan)	5.4	187,229

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.

Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Michigan courts

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Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan

State courts:

Michigan Supreme Court • Michigan Court of Appeals • Michigan Circuit Court • Michigan Court of Claims • Michigan District Courts • Michigan Municipal Courts • Michigan Probate Courts

State resources:

Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan