Abid Riaz Qureshi

Abid Riaz Qureshi
Personal details
Born Pakistan
Citizenship United States
Alma mater Cornell University B.A.
Harvard Law School J.D.
Profession Attorney
Religion Islam

Abid Riaz Qureshi is an American attorney. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Latham & Watkins. In 2016, Qureshi was nominated to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Early life and education

Qureshi was born in Pakistan.[1][2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in 1993 from Cornell University. He received a Juris Doctor cum laude in 1997 from Harvard Law School.[3]

Career

Qureshi has spent his legal career in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Latham & Watkins, where he specializes in cases involving the False Claims Act, health-care fraud, and securities violations.[3] He became a partner at the firm in 2006.[2] He currently is the global chair of the firm's Pro Bono Committee, a position he has held since 2012.[3] From 2006 to 2011, he was Co-Chair of the Litigation Department in the Washington, D.C., office.[3] Qureshi has served on Legal Ethics Committee of the District of Columbia Bar since 2015.[3]

Nomination to district court

On September 6, 2016, President Obama nominated Qureshi to be a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, thus filling a seat vacated by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer, who took senior status on May 18, 2016. His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] Qureshi is the first Muslim nominated to a federal judgeship.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Obama nominates Pakistani-American to serve as federal judge, Dawn (September 7, 2016).
  2. 1 2 Zoe Tillman, Latham & Watkins Partner Nominated to D.C. Federal Court, National Law Journal (September 6, 2016).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 President Obama Nominates Abid Riaz Qureshi to Serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, White House Office of the Press Secretary (September 6, 2016).
  4. ↑ Presidential Nomination Sent to the Senate, White House Office of the Press Secretary (September 6, 2016).
  5. ↑ Jennifer Bendery, "Barack Obama Just Nominated a Muslim to be a Federal Judge. That's a First, Huffington Post (September 6, 2016).

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