MENOMINEE, MI-- Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Robert Jamo to fill a partial judgeship term at 95A District Court in Menominee County.
Jamo is the current city attorney for the City of Menominee. He has served as interim city manager twice. Jamo is a member and past president of the Menominee County Bar Association and a member of the Marinette County Bar Association, a member and vice president of the Spies Public Library Foundation Board, and vice president of the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Michigan and his Juris Doctor degree from Valparaiso University Law School.
The appointment was made to fill a partial term after Judge Jeffrey Barstow stepped down April 1. The current term expires January 1, 2021, and Jamo will have to run for reelection in November of 2020 if he wishes to seek a full, six-year term.