Zahid Quaraishi Archives - New Jersey Globe

Senate passes ballot design bill

February 25, 2025 10:12 pmFebruary 25, 2025 10:13 pm

The New Jersey Senate today passed a bi-partisan ballot design bill that eliminates county organization lines and mandates office block ballots in primary elections, ends candidates without party endorsements being relegated to “Ballot Siberia” – and an option for running...

County convention season (mostly) comes to an end this weekend

March 14, 2024 12:20 pmMarch 14, 2024 7:47 pm

After more than a month of hopping from county to county, meeting thousands of county committeemembers and learning each county Democratic organization’s obscure convention rules, Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) and First Lady Tammy Murphy will soon finally be free. The...

Judge says lawsuit challenging organization lines may proceed

May 31, 2022 6:16 pmApril 1, 2024 2:50 pm

A federal judge today ruled that a lawsuit seeking to declare organization lines to be unconstitutional in New Jersey primary elections may move forward, opening the door to discovery and depositions. “The Court recognizes the gravitas of its decision to...

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 Quraishi as federal judge

June 10, 2021 3:29 pmApril 1, 2024 2:52 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. Quraishi, who was recommended for the bench by U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory...

Neals, Quraishi nominations advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee

May 20, 2021 12:15 pmApril 1, 2024 2:51 pm

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