Jewish legal groups slam Mamdani’s exclusion of Jews from judicial appointments panel
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed an 18-member panel to recommend judges for the city's courts, but the panel contains no Jewish members. Jewish legal groups have criticized this as a troubling omission, while Mamdani has said religion did not factor into his choices.
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2 sourcesMamdani denies faith played role in judicial advisory committee appointees amid criticism that panel lacks Jewish members
Mamdani’s Judicial Panel Appears to Be Missing Something: Jewish Members
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2 sourcesCommunity frustrated over Jewish representation noticeably missing from Mamdani's advisory committee
Mamdani failed to name any Jewish members to his judicial advisory committee, law groups say
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7 sourcesMamdani’s Judicial Advisory Panel Has One Glaring Omission: Jewish Members
No Jews on Mamdani’s 'truly representative' NYC judiciary panel, sparking backlash
Jewish bar groups rip Mamdani over judiciary panel appointments
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3 developments- Jul 28Only lean-right coverage:Jewish bar groups rip Mamdani over judiciary panel appointments
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