Michael Farbiarz Archives - New Jersey Globe

Judge orders Mahmoud Khalil case to proceed in District of New Jersey

April 2, 2025 11:23 am

The case of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student with a green card who has become the most prominent example of the Trump administration’s efforts to deport pro-Palestinian activists, will proceed in the District of New Jersey, a judge ruled...

With N.J. Circuit Court nominee in trouble, Biden may have to switch tactics – and soon

March 21, 2024 11:01 amMarch 21, 2024 5:28 pm

Democrats in the U.S. Senate don’t appear to have the votes to confirm New Jersey’s Adeel Mangi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, presenting President Joe Biden with a difficult political – and moral – dilemma:...

Adeel Mangi is top candidate for Third Circuit Court of Appeals seat

November 6, 2023 6:58 pmNovember 7, 2023 12:13 am

Adeel A. Mangi has emerged as the leading candidate to fill an open New Jersey seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and would become the first Muslim to serve as a federal appellate court judge,...

A closer look at all 10 of Biden’s federal judicial nominees in N.J. (so far)

September 8, 2023 5:41 pmSeptember 11, 2023 8:11 am

With Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamel Semper’s nomination this week to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, President Joe Biden has now put forward nine federal judicial nominees from New Jersey since taking office in 2021. A...