Full Bio
Zahid Nisar Quraishi is a U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey. The Federal Judicial Center records his service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, a U.S. magistrate judge, and a federal district judge, while U.S. Courts identifies him as a judicial milestone for Muslim American representation. He is also widely noted for prior service as a military prosecutor and Army officer.
Quraishi was confirmed to the federal district court in 2021, becoming the first Muslim American Article III federal judge. His profile belongs in the American civic impact track because it combines military legal service, prosecution, private practice, magistrate service, and life-tenured judicial work. For sponsors, it is a concise example of representation backed by a concrete professional record.
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Biography and setting
Zahid Quraishi is presented as scholar associated with New Jersey. The working chronology for this record is 1975-. Known for judicial service, military legal service, and public milestones for Muslim Americans. Zahid Quraishi is presented as federal judge and former military prosecutor associated with New Jersey. The working chronology for this record is 1975-. Known for judicial service, military legal service, and public milestones for Muslim Americans.
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