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Senate confirms Zahid Quraishi as first Muslim federal judge in U.S. history By Melissa Quinn Biden to fill federal court vacancies Washington — The Senate on Thursday approved the historic nomination of Judge Zahid Quraishi to the U.S. District Court in New Jersey, making him the nation's first Muslim-American federal judge. Quraishi received bipartisan backing from the upper chamber with its 81 to 16 vote to confirm him to the federal court in Trenton. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved his nomination with bipartisan support last week. Quraishi has served as a...

Zahid Quraishi is now the third judicial nominee from President Joe Biden to win Senate confirmation. The other two were confirmed earlier this week.

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Riker Danzig is pleased to announce the launch of "Title Nerds," its new title insurance podcast. Co-managing partner Michael R. O'Donnell and partner Bethany A. Abele, leaders in the Firm's Title Insurance Practice, will moderate the podcast episodes, exploring the intricacies of issues they have addressed throughout their many years representing title insurance companies and their insured lenders and property owners. Mike, Bethany and their team have represented clients for decades in lit...

CIANJ and COMMERCE Magazine Honor Environmental Leaders   Rochelle Park, NJ (April 27, 2021) – The Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) and its flagship publication, COMMERCE Magazine, celebrated environmental leadership in the business community at a special awards breakfast last week.   Nearly 80 consultants, attorneys, accountants, engineers, licensed site remediation professionals[...]

The White House March 30 announced that President Joe Biden declared his intent to nominate Indian American attorney Rupa Ranga Puttagunta for Superior Court Judge for the District of Columbia. Puttagunta was joined by 10 individuals who were nominated by Biden to serve as Federal Circuit and District Court judges, including Pakistani American Zahid N. Quraishi, the release said. These highly-qualified candidates reflect the president’s deeply-held conviction that the federal bench should reflect the full diversity of the American people – both in background and in professional expe...