Adeel A. Mangi

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]

Adeel A. Mangi
Personal details
Born	Adeel Abdullah Mangi 1977 (age 46–47) Karachi, Pakistan
Education	Pembroke College, Oxford (BA) City Law School (PGDip) Harvard University (LLM)

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 April 2024, in response to what they asserted was Islamophobic reaction to the nomination, 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, asking the members to confirm Mangi.^[22] New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin^[23] wrote an op-ed and Senator Cory Booker spoke in support of Mangi's nomination, alleging that anti-Muslim bias was contributing to opposition to his appointment.^[24] Journalist Lydia Polgreen authored an op-ed in The New York Times entitled "The Islamophobic Smear Campaign Dividing Democrats."^[25]

Personal life

In addition to English, Mangi speaks Sindhi, Urdu and Hindi.^[26] He lives in Northern New Jersey with his wife and two children.^[4] Mangi’s prolific involvement in his community, including a robust pro bono practice, has led him to serve on the advisory board of Alliance of Families for Justice, an organization that advocates for the release of cop killers.^[27] He has also advocated for the release of Kathy Boudin of Weather Underground, a domestic terrorist organization.

See also

• Joe Biden judicial appointment controversies

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. "President Biden Names Forty-Second Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. 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. "Advocacy, labor groups pressure Senate to confirm embattled Third Circuit nominee Mangi | Courthouse News Service".
23. Columnist, Star-Ledger Guest (March 24, 2024). "AG: Senate attacks on Muslim appellate court nominee Adeel Mangi are vile | Opinion". nj.
24. Booker Delivers Floor Remarks in Support of U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals Nominee Adeel Mangi
25. The Islamophobic Smear Campaign Dividing Democrats
26. "Adeel A. Mangi". www.pbwt.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
27. Tarinelli, Ryan. "Muslim American Appeals Court Nominee Loses Democratic Support". Roll Call. Retrieved April 9, 2024.