The Senate on Thursday confirmed the first Muslim American to serve as a federal judge in U.S. history.
Senators voted 81-16 to confirm Zahid N. Quraishi to serve as a district judge for the district court of New Jersey. Thirty two Republicans joined with Democrats to confirm him.
“Mr. Quraishi will be the first American Muslim in United States history to serve as an Article III federal judge. Third largest religion in the United States; and he’ll become the first to ever serve as an Article III judge,” Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said ahead of Thursday’s vote.
Quraishi has served as a U.S. magistrate judge since 2019, and previously worked in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. attorney’s office and served in the military.
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This is country is going the way of Europe. Or the way of dodo, if you will.
It’s from the Hill. Nothing to worry about. Most of the DOJ will be gone soon.
Is he related to Abdul Qureshi (born 1972 in Rampur), a former most wanted islamist bomb-maker and one of the most wanted terrorists in India and has been called India’s Osama Bin Laden.
Yes. His nephew.