Senate Confirms 1st Muslim To Federal Trial Bench

“Law360 (June 10, 2021, 3:03 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Senate confirmed the first Muslim to a lifetime role on the federal trial bench on Thursday, approving the nomination of Zahid N. Quraishi to a vacancy in the District of New Jersey. Currently serving as a U.S. magistrate in the Garden State, President Joe Biden’s nominee cleared the upper chamber in an 81-16 floor vote.”

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