Choudhury’s Historic Confirmation Bolsters Our Judiciary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dena Craig, [email protected]

WASHINGTON – Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Nusrat Choudhury to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York:

“Nusrat Choudhury will be a tremendous jurist for the Eastern District of New York. She has dedicated her impressive career to equal justice, having challenged discriminatory policies that specifically target communities of color. Ms. Choudhury also makes history as the first Muslim woman and first Bangladeshi American ever confirmed by the Senate to serve as an Article III judge. Bringing historically excluded and underrepresented perspectives to our federal courts improves judicial decisionmaking and bolsters our democracy. We applaud the Senate for confirming Ms. Choudhury.”

Read The Leadership Conference’s letter in support of the confirmation of Nusrat Choudhury.

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 230 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org.

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