'Hypocritical!' Mamdani Appoints Lawyer for Black Nationalist Cop-Killers to Judicial Advisory Board After Blocking Jewish Judge for Representing Ghislaine Maxwell

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) is under fire for snubbing Jews from an influential judicial advisory panel and blocking the nomination of a former judge, who is Jewish, because he once represented Ghislaine Maxwell. But Mamdani tapped a left-wing attorney who has represented multiple convicted cop-killers—incl

Four Jewish bar associations demand Zohran Mamdani correct the exclusion of Jewish members from his 19-person judiciary advisory panel in New York City.

Jewish legal groups challenged Mamdani over a judicial panel with no Jewish members and the rejection of retired judge John Leventhal. Mamdani denied religious bias.

Jewish legal organizations blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for failing to appoint a single Jewish person to the 18-person committee tasked with advising the mayor on his judicial nominations.