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On November 15, 2023, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Mangi to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States circuit judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=This judicial nominee faced 'hate and bigotry.' Will he make history? |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/20/adeel-mangi-hearings-questioning-inappropriate-critics-terrorism-antisemitism/72632478007/ |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 27, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Mangi to the seat vacated by Judge [[Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.]], who retired on June 15, 2023.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=November 27, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/11/27/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-130/}}</ref> On December 13, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=December 12, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/12/13/2023/nominations}}</ref> During his confirmation hearing, he was questioned by Republican senators over his work on the advisory board of [[Rutgers University]]'s Center for Security, Race and Rights and whether he condemned the [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Headley|first=Tiana|title=Judiciary Republicans Prod Muslim Circuit Pick on Terrorism|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/judiciary-republicans-prod-muslim-appellate-nominee-on-terrorism|website=Bloomberg Law|access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Fox|first=Joey|title=Mangi comes before Judiciary committee for federal appellate judgeship|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/mangi-comes-before-judiciary-committee-for-federal-appellate-judgeship/|website=New Jersey Globe|access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> On January 3, 2024, his nomination was returned to the President under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2023 |title=PN1159 — Adeel Abdullah Mangi — The Judiciary |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1159 |website=congress.gov}}</ref> and he was renominated on January 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=January 3, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/01/08/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-133/}}</ref> On January 18, 2024, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by an 11–10 [[party-line vote]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2024-01-18_-_ebm_-_results1.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate |date=January 18, 2024 |publisher=United States Senate Judiciary Committee |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-twenty-judicial-nominations-one-executive-nomination-to-the-full-senate |access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Raymond |first=Nate | url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-senate-panel-narrowly-advances-muslim-federal-appellate-court-nominee-2024-01-18/ | title=US Senate panel narrowly advances Muslim federal appellate court nominee | website=[[Reuters]] | date=January 19, 2023 }}</ref> Later reporting revealed that Mangi had failed to disclose the fact that he moderated a panel in which a financier of the [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] participated.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alba |first=Monica | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-pushes-back-gop-attacks-muslim-judicial-nominee-rcna139016 | title=White House pushes back on GOP attacks on Muslim judicial nominee | website=[[MSNBC]] | date=February 16, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kapur |first=Sahil | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/biden-nomination-first-muslim-american-federal-appeals-court-peril-rcna144505 | title=Biden nomination of the first Muslim American to a federal appeals court in peril | website=[[NBC]] | date=March 21, 2024 }}</ref> Mangi later apologized to the Senate for his lack of reporting on the event, saying that it was an "inadvertent omission".<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=MJ | url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/14/politics/adeel-mangi-nomination/index.html | title=Democratic senators have privately warned White House that votes aren’t there to confirm Biden’s Muslim judicial nominee | website=[[CNN]] | date=March 14, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kaminsky |first=Gabe | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-judicial-nominee-apologizes-to-senate-for-not-disclosing-role-at-event-with-anti-israel-activists/ar-BB1jITjX | title=Biden judicial nominee apologizes to Senate for not disclosing role at event with anti-Israel activists | website=[[MSN]] | date=March 11, 2024 }}</ref> [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] opposition later began to emerge with [[United States Senate|Senators]] [[Catherine Cortez-Masto]], [[Joe Manchin]] and [[Jacky Rosen]] announcing their opposition to his nomination.<ref>{{cite web |last=Samuels |first=Brett | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4547912-biden-judicial-pick-imperiled-manchin-second-democrat-oppose-nomination/ | title=Biden judicial pick imperiled after Manchin becomes second Democrat to oppose nomination | website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | date=March 21, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Simon |first=Litty | url=https://www.ibtimes.com/bidens-nominee-federal-appeals-court-faces-opposition-3727779 | title=Biden's Nominee For Federal Appeals Court Faces Opposition
On November 15, 2023, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Mangi to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States circuit judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=This judicial nominee faced 'hate and bigotry.' Will he make history? |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/20/adeel-mangi-hearings-questioning-inappropriate-critics-terrorism-antisemitism/72632478007/ |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 27, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Mangi to the seat vacated by Judge [[Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.]], who retired on June 15, 2023.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=November 27, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/11/27/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-130/}}</ref> On December 13, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=December 12, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/12/13/2023/nominations}}</ref> During his confirmation hearing, he was questioned by Republican senators over his work on the advisory board of [[Rutgers University]]'s Center for Security, Race and Rights and whether he condemned the [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Headley|first=Tiana|title=Judiciary Republicans Prod Muslim Circuit Pick on Terrorism|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/judiciary-republicans-prod-muslim-appellate-nominee-on-terrorism|website=Bloomberg Law|access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Fox|first=Joey|title=Mangi comes before Judiciary committee for federal appellate judgeship|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/mangi-comes-before-judiciary-committee-for-federal-appellate-judgeship/|website=New Jersey Globe|access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> On January 3, 2024, his nomination was returned to the President under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2023 |title=PN1159 — Adeel Abdullah Mangi — The Judiciary |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1159 |website=congress.gov}}</ref> and he was renominated on January 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=January 3, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/01/08/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-133/}}</ref> On January 18, 2024, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by an 11–10 [[party-line vote]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2024-01-18_-_ebm_-_results1.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate |date=January 18, 2024 |publisher=United States Senate Judiciary Committee |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-twenty-judicial-nominations-one-executive-nomination-to-the-full-senate |access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Raymond |first=Nate | url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-senate-panel-narrowly-advances-muslim-federal-appellate-court-nominee-2024-01-18/ | title=US Senate panel narrowly advances Muslim federal appellate court nominee | website=[[Reuters]] | date=January 19, 2023 }}</ref> Later reporting revealed that Mangi had failed to disclose the fact that he moderated a panel in which a financier of the [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] participated.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alba |first=Monica | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-pushes-back-gop-attacks-muslim-judicial-nominee-rcna139016 | title=White House pushes back on GOP attacks on Muslim judicial nominee | website=[[MSNBC]] | date=February 16, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kapur |first=Sahil | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/biden-nomination-first-muslim-american-federal-appeals-court-peril-rcna144505 | title=Biden nomination of the first Muslim American to a federal appeals court in peril | website=[[NBC]] | date=March 21, 2024 }}</ref> Mangi later apologized to the Senate for his lack of reporting on the event, saying that it was an "inadvertent omission".<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=MJ | url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/14/politics/adeel-mangi-nomination/index.html | title=Democratic senators have privately warned White House that votes aren’t there to confirm Biden’s Muslim judicial nominee | website=[[CNN]] | date=March 14, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kaminsky |first=Gabe | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-judicial-nominee-apologizes-to-senate-for-not-disclosing-role-at-event-with-anti-israel-activists/ar-BB1jITjX | title=Biden judicial nominee apologizes to Senate for not disclosing role at event with anti-Israel activists | website=[[MSN]] | date=March 11, 2024 }}</ref> [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] opposition later began to emerge with [[United States Senate|Senators]] [[Catherine Cortez-Masto]], [[Joe Manchin]] and [[Jacky Rosen]] announcing their opposition to his nomination.<ref>{{cite web |last=Samuels |first=Brett | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4547912-biden-judicial-pick-imperiled-manchin-second-democrat-oppose-nomination/ | title=Biden judicial pick imperiled after Manchin becomes second Democrat to oppose nomination | website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | date=March 21, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Simon |first=Litty | url=https://www.ibtimes.com/bidens-nominee-federal-appeals-court-faces-opposition-3727779 | title=Biden's Nominee For Federal Appeals Court Faces Opposition
| website=[[International Business Times]] | date=March 21, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Latest Democratic Opposition Jolts Muslim Judicial Nomination |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/latest-democratic-opposition-jolts-muslim-judicial-nomination |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=news.bloomberglaw.com |language=en}}</ref>
| website=[[International Business Times]] | date=March 21, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Latest Democratic Opposition Jolts Muslim Judicial Nomination |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/latest-democratic-opposition-jolts-muslim-judicial-nomination |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=news.bloomberglaw.com |language=en}}</ref>


In response to the attacks on Mangi's nomination, accusations arose that fears about Mangi's religion were behind an unfair smear campaign to tank his appointment, given his qualifications and reputation.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/03/adeel-mangi-muslim-federal-court-nominee-islamophobia/677916/</ref><ref>https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/adeel-mangi-first-muslim-federal-judge-islamophobia-20240327.html</ref><ref>https://www.nj.com/opinion/2024/04/my-mother-was-just-confirmed-as-a-circuit-judge-its-wrong-that-adeel-mangi-may-not-be-opinion.html</ref><ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4570414-support-biden-judicial-nominee-adeel-mangi/</ref> In April 2024, more than 100 public policy, labor and advocacy organizations, including the [[American Federation of Labor]], the [[Center for American Progress]] and the [[NAACP]] collectively wrote to the Senate, imploring the members to resist what they described as a meritless religion-based attack on a well-qualified, "fair," and "brilliant" candidate for the seat.<ref>https://www.courthousenews.com/advocacy-labor-groups-pressure-senate-to-confirm-embattled-third-circuit-nominee-mangi</ref> The [[New Jersey Attorney General]], [[Matthew Platkin]], published a robust defense of Mangi in ''[The Star-Ledger]]'', stating that he "cannot be silent as I watch, in horror, as Adeel Mangi, a fellow member of my profession, a pillar of our community, a resident of our state, and a citizen of our nation is ruthlessly targeted by members of the United States Senate because of his Muslim faith." <ref>https://www.nj.com/opinion/2024/03/ag-senate-attacks-on-muslim-appellate-court-nominee-adeel-mangi-are-vile-opinion.html</ref> Senator [[Cory Booker]] delivered a floor speech denouncing what he saw as a religion-based attack on Mangi and defending his "awe-inspiring character and remarkable career."<ref>"https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-delivers-floor-remarks-in-support-of-us-third-circuit-court-of-appeals-nominee-adeel-mangi</ref> Journalist [[Lydia Polgreen]] authored an [[op-ed]] in ''[[The New York Times]]'' entitled "The Islamophobic Smear Campaign Dividing Democrats."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/opinion/islamophobia-democrats-adeel-mangi.html</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 12:24, 4 April 2024

Adeel A. Mangi
Personal details
Born
Adeel Abdullah Mangi

1977 (age 46–47)
Karachi, Pakistan
Education

Adeel Abdullah Mangi (born 1977)[1] is a Pakistani-American lawyer who has been nominated to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. If confirmed, Mangi would be the first Muslim American to serve on a federal appeals court and the third Muslim-American federal judge overall.[2]

Education

Mangi received a First Class degree in law from the University of Oxford, Pembroke College in 1998 and a Postgraduate diploma in Professional Legal Skills from the City University London Inns of Court School of Law in 1999. He received a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 2000.[3]

Career

Mangi began his career as associate at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler in New York City in 2000; becoming counsel in 2009, and he was elevated to partner in 2010.[3]

Mangi has litigated a number of religious discrimination cases, including winning permits for two mosques after local New Jersey governments in Bayonne and Bernards Township refused to permit the construction of mosques. The case against Bernards was settled for $3.25 million and a permit. The case against Bayonne settled for $400,000 and a permit.[citation needed]

In a 2020 lawsuit Mangi litigated, the state of New York agreed to install cameras and microphones at Sullivan Correctional Facility after a mentally ill Black inmate there died after being beaten by white correctional officers.[4]

Nomination to court of appeals

On November 15, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Mangi to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.[5] On November 27, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Mangi to the seat vacated by Judge Joseph A. Greenaway Jr., who retired on June 15, 2023.[6] On December 13, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] During his confirmation hearing, he was questioned by Republican senators over his work on the advisory board of Rutgers University's Center for Security, Race and Rights and whether he condemned the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.[8][9] On January 3, 2024, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate[10] and he was renominated on January 8, 2024.[11] On January 18, 2024, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote.[12][13][14] Later reporting revealed that Mangi had failed to disclose the fact that he moderated a panel in which a financier of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad participated.[15][16] Mangi later apologized to the Senate for his lack of reporting on the event, saying that it was an "inadvertent omission".[17][18] Democratic opposition later began to emerge with Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto, Joe Manchin and Jacky Rosen announcing their opposition to his nomination.[19][20][21]


In response to the attacks on Mangi's nomination, accusations arose that fears about Mangi's religion were behind an unfair smear campaign to tank his appointment, given his qualifications and reputation.[22][23][24][25] In April 2024, more than 100 public policy, labor and advocacy organizations, including the American Federation of Labor, the Center for American Progress and the NAACP collectively wrote to the Senate, imploring the members to resist what they described as a meritless religion-based attack on a well-qualified, "fair," and "brilliant" candidate for the seat.[26] The New Jersey Attorney General, Matthew Platkin, published a robust defense of Mangi in [The Star-Ledger]], stating that he "cannot be silent as I watch, in horror, as Adeel Mangi, a fellow member of my profession, a pillar of our community, a resident of our state, and a citizen of our nation is ruthlessly targeted by members of the United States Senate because of his Muslim faith." [27] Senator Cory Booker delivered a floor speech denouncing what he saw as a religion-based attack on Mangi and defending his "awe-inspiring character and remarkable career."[28] Journalist Lydia Polgreen authored an op-ed in The New York Times entitled "The Islamophobic Smear Campaign Dividing Democrats."[29]

Personal life

In addition to English, Mangi speaks Sindhi, Urdu and Hindi.[30] He lives in Northern New Jersey with his wife and two children.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "White House pushes back on GOP attacks on Muslim judicial nominee". NBC News. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "President Biden Names Forty-Second Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ a b Wildstein, David (November 6, 2023). "Adeel Mangi is top candidate for Third Circuit Court of Appeals seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "This judicial nominee faced 'hate and bigotry.' Will he make history?". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 12, 2023.
  8. ^ Headley, Tiana. "Judiciary Republicans Prod Muslim Circuit Pick on Terrorism". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  9. ^ Fox, Joey. "Mangi comes before Judiciary committee for federal appellate judgeship". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "PN1159 — Adeel Abdullah Mangi — The Judiciary". congress.gov. January 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  14. ^ Raymond, Nate (January 19, 2023). "US Senate panel narrowly advances Muslim federal appellate court nominee". Reuters.
  15. ^ Alba, Monica (February 16, 2024). "White House pushes back on GOP attacks on Muslim judicial nominee". MSNBC.
  16. ^ Kapur, Sahil (March 21, 2024). "Biden nomination of the first Muslim American to a federal appeals court in peril". NBC.
  17. ^ Lee, MJ (March 14, 2023). "Democratic senators have privately warned White House that votes aren't there to confirm Biden's Muslim judicial nominee". CNN.
  18. ^ Kaminsky, Gabe (March 11, 2024). "Biden judicial nominee apologizes to Senate for not disclosing role at event with anti-Israel activists". MSN.
  19. ^ Samuels, Brett (March 21, 2024). "Biden judicial pick imperiled after Manchin becomes second Democrat to oppose nomination". The Hill.
  20. ^ Simon, Litty (March 21, 2024). "Biden's Nominee For Federal Appeals Court Faces Opposition". International Business Times.
  21. ^ "Latest Democratic Opposition Jolts Muslim Judicial Nomination". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  22. ^ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/03/adeel-mangi-muslim-federal-court-nominee-islamophobia/677916/
  23. ^ https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/adeel-mangi-first-muslim-federal-judge-islamophobia-20240327.html
  24. ^ https://www.nj.com/opinion/2024/04/my-mother-was-just-confirmed-as-a-circuit-judge-its-wrong-that-adeel-mangi-may-not-be-opinion.html
  25. ^ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4570414-support-biden-judicial-nominee-adeel-mangi/
  26. ^ https://www.courthousenews.com/advocacy-labor-groups-pressure-senate-to-confirm-embattled-third-circuit-nominee-mangi
  27. ^ https://www.nj.com/opinion/2024/03/ag-senate-attacks-on-muslim-appellate-court-nominee-adeel-mangi-are-vile-opinion.html
  28. ^ "https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-delivers-floor-remarks-in-support-of-us-third-circuit-court-of-appeals-nominee-adeel-mangi
  29. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/opinion/islamophobia-democrats-adeel-mangi.html
  30. ^ "Adeel A. Mangi". www.pbwt.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.