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Nusrat Jahan Choudhury (Bengali: নুসরত জাহান চৌধুরী; born 1976) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Jun 16, 2023 · Nusrat Choudhury was confirmed Thursday as a federal judge by the US Senate, making history as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to join the federal judicial bench. The...
Jun 15, 2023 · Nusrat Choudhury, who spent her career as a civil rights attorney, will also be the first Bangladeshi American federal judge.
Oct 13, 2020 · Nusrat Choudhury is a civil rights lawyer who led the ACLU of Illinois and the national ACLU Racial Justice Program. She has litigated against racial profiling, excessive force, poverty-based punishment, and surveillance of Muslims and immigrants.
Jun 15, 2023 · US civil liberties and Muslim advocacy groups have welcomed the confirmation of Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, the first Muslim woman and Bangladeshi American to be nominated and confirmed as a federal...
Jan 20, 2022 · President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Nusrat Jahan Choudhury to the federal judiciary Wednesday, who, if confirmed by the Senate, would become the first Muslim American woman to serve as a federal judge. She is also the first Muslim American woman to be nominated to the federal judiciary.
Jun 15, 2023 · Choudhury was confirmed by the Senate to a seat on the Brooklyn-based US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She has worked as a civil rights lawyer at the ACLU and its affiliates, challenging racial profiling and police brutality.
