| 词条 | Abid Riaz Qureshi |
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Abid Riaz Qureshi is an American attorney. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Latham & Watkins. Qureshi is a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Early life and educationQureshi 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] CareerQureshi 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] Failed nomination to district courtOn 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 expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.[4] Qureshi is the first Muslim nominated to a federal judgeship.[5] See also
References1. ^Obama nominates Pakistani-American to serve as federal judge, Dawn (September 7, 2016). 2. ^1 Zoe Tillman, Latham & Watkins Partner Nominated to D.C. Federal Court, National Law Journal (September 6, 2016). 3. ^1 2 3 4 [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/06/president-obama-nominates-abid-riaz-qureshi-serve-united-states-district 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. ^[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/06/presidential-nomination-sent-senate 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). External links
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