Nusrat Choudhury becomes first female Muslim federal judge confirmed by Senate.
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Nusrat Choudhury, a former ACLU attorney, has become the first female Muslim federal judge in the US after being confirmed by the Senate. She will serve in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Choudhury faced opposition from Senate Republicans over remarks she made about police killings of unarmed Black men in 2015. The Biden administration has made diversifying the federal judiciary a priority.
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