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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who recommended her, says she makes history as the first Bangladeshi American as well as the first Muslim American woman to be a federal judge
Nusrat Chowdhury's appointment is consistent with President Biden's pledge to emphasize diversity in his judicial nominations.
Nusrat Choudhury, a civil rights lawyer, will begin her lifetime appointment as a judge in Federal District Court in Brooklyn.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nusrat Chowdhury, a civil rights lawyer, has been confirmed by the Senate as the first Muslim female federal judge in U.S. history.
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Nusrat Chowdhury will assume her lifetime appointment in Brooklyn federal court in New York after a 50-49 vote on Thursday along party lines