Public Sector Labor and Professional Responsibility, respectively. Judge Saad serves on the boards of Detroit Public Television, the American Heart Association and Brother Rice High School. Saad's wife, attorney Mara Letica Saad, was nominated by President George H. W. Bush in 1992 to be ambassador to Croatia. The nomination came late in Bush's presidency, however, and never was acted upon by the United States Senate before Bush's presidency ended. President Bill Clinton chose not to renominate her. See also Bill Clinton judicial appointment controversies George W. Bush judicial appointment controversies Filibuster Cloture Nuclear option Gang of 14 References External links Profile at the US Dept of Justice Michigan Court of Appeals, 2nd District Judicial Biography 1948 births American people of Arab descent Living people Michigan Court of Appeals judges University of Detroit Mercy faculty Wayne State University alumni Wayne State University faculty