Biden nominates US first Muslim woman to serve on bench | Stories by Joe Biden
The Muslim community appreciates the “historic election” of Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, a Bangladeshi-American human rights lawyer.
U.S. President Joe Biden has named the first American Muslim woman to serve as judge in a federal court in the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a list of nominees.
If confirmed by the US Senate, Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, a Bangladeshi human rights lawyer, will appear in the New York State Regional Court.
“The nominee who could be the first in Bangladesh-America, the first Muslim woman in America, and only those the second Muslim-American a man to be a state judge, “the White House said Wednesday, referring to Choudhury.
Choudhury here is the Illinois attorney general for the Illinois head of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a civil rights group. He has previously served in various capacities in the organization, including as deputy director of ACLU’s Racial Justice program in New York.
He has been involved in a number of human rights cases, including criminal cases against the federal government No Fly List and a review of the New York Police department in the city A group of Muslims.
In September 2021, the leader of the Democratic Senate Chuck Schumer recommended Choudhury sits on a federal bench in New York, and calls him “an expert on human rights and human rights”.
Muslim Advocates, a group representing Muslims and Americans, urged Schumer and fellow New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to boycott Choudhury’s election earlier that year.
On Wednesday, the group thanked Biden and Schumer for “making the election possible”.
“At a time when disunity in the judiciary is at the forefront and in the middle, Choudhury, who has devoted himself to his work to protect the human rights of Muslims and other oppressed communities, has brought legal recognition to the judiciary,” Muslim Advocates said. words.
“And at a time when hatred and division have divided us, Choudhury became a staunch supporter of the first Muslim mother, the first Bangladeshi-American and the second Muslim American American to serve as a judge of the Senate.”
The Illinois ACLU also described Choudhury’s election as “historic”, but also found that the council did not legally approve legal or political candidates.
“During his tenure as president of Illinois, [Choudhury] among other things he has led our legal team to work to improve police presence in Chicago, to protect vulnerable medical personnel detained during cases of outbreak of the COVID epidemic in Illinois prisons, and to condemn the unfair practice that causes Chicago citizens to return money to pay a fine. is a fine, ”ACLU of Illinois Executive Director Colleen Connell said in a statement.
U.S. courts oversee federal cases and criminal cases. They also have skills legal review and to restrict state and federal laws that are considered to be in violation of US law.
All federal lawsuits in the U.S. start in regional courts, and can be appealed to US court of appeals. US Supreme Court – the country’s highest court – is the third and final appellate appeal in the federal criminal justice system.
The president nominates all federal judges, but the nominees must be confirmed by a majority of the people in the Senate.
On Wednesday, the White House highlighted a wide range of Biden nominees, including Arianna Freeman, a state attorney who will be the first African-American woman at the Court of Appeals in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Once confirmed, Choudhury will become the second Muslim judge in the US, after Parliament approved the appointment of Zahid N Quraishi as a district court judge in New Jersey last year.
