Pakistan-born lawyer may become first Muslim American judge in US federal appeals court

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Pakistani-born Muslim-American lawyer Adeel Mang as the first federal appeals court judge, The Washington Post reports.

If the US Senate approves Mangiandi's nomination, the Harvard and Oxford-educated lawyer will become the first Muslim American to serve as a judge on the US Court of Appeals.

The attorney was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia. His candidacy was announced along with seven other legal candidates.

Mangi is currently a partner at the US law firm of Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP, which he joined in 2000 after graduating from Harvard Law School. He is also a member of the Honor Society of Lincolnand#039;s Inn and holds a first class degree in law from the University of Oxford.

The Pakistani lawyer is also a member of the advisory board of the Alliance of Families for Justice.

Adeel Mangi also worked with the Muslim Bar Association of New York, the Legal Aid Society of New York, and Muslims for Progressive Values.

According to the law firm, the attorney in his law office obtained the largest jury verdict in the history of the Virginia legal system in a case of theft of trade secrets in the software industry. He also obtained the largest settlement in history with the State of New York in cases involving the death of a state inmate. The lawyer has been active in upholding religious freedom and has been at the forefront of legal battles involving the Muslim community during Donald Trump's tenure.

Interestingly, the lawyer's appointment comes as President Biden is courting Muslim voters in response to his pro-Israel stance during the Gaza conflict     and concerns about rising Islamophobia.

In addition, Mang was appointed two years after Biden appointed the first Muslim, Zahid N Quraish, to the federal district court. Qureshi was confirmed as a judge in New Jersey by the United States Senate.

Quraishi, also of Pakistani origin, was confirmed by the Senate as a federal judge by a vote of 83-16.