Tag: Nusrat Jahan Choudhury
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US President Biden nominates first-ever Muslim woman as federal judge
Washington announced the nomination of the first Muslim woman as a judge of a federal court on Wednesday. Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, a Bangladeshi-American, is a civil rights lawyer who currently serves as the legal director of the Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Last year, Democratic Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer recommended Choudhury to serve…