Zahid Quaraishi Archives - New Jersey Globe

Biden to nominate Castner to federal judgeship

November 3, 2021 9:14 am

President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Georgette Fries Castner, a partner at a top mid-Atlantic law firm with a stellar reputation in state legal circles, to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge in New Jersey, the New Jersey...

U.S. Senate votes overwhelmingly to confirm Quaraishi as federal judge

June 10, 2021 3:29 pmJune 10, 2021 7:30 pm

The U.S. Senate today confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Zahid N. Quraishi as the first Muslin American to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge. Quaraishi, who was recommended for the bench by U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory...

Neals, Quaraishi nominations advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee

May 20, 2021 12:15 pmMay 20, 2021 1:08 pm

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted today to advance the nominations of Julien X. Neals and Zahid Quaraishi as U.S. District Court Judges. The panel approved Neals by a 16-6 vote and Quaraishi by a vote of 19-3. The next...