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Zahid Nisar Quraishi
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · 2021
Zahid Nisar Quraishi, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The Senate voted 81–16 on the nomination on Jun 10, 2021 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey
117th Congress · Nomination Confirmed81–16 · Jun 10, 2021
Education
- John Jay College of Criminal JusticeB.A., 1997
- Rutgers School of Law -- NewarkJ.D., 2000
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Edwin H. Stern, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 2000-2001; Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 2001-2003; U.S. Army captain, JAG Corps, 2003-2007; Private practice, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, 2007; Assistant chief counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2007-2008; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 2008-2013; Private practice, Morristown, New Jersey, 2013-2019
Biography
Zahid Nisar Quraishi (born 1975) is an American judge. He is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and a former United States magistrate judge of the same court. He is the first Muslim Article III federal judge confirmed by the United States Senate.
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