Community Frustrated over Jewish Representation Noticeably Missing From Mamdani's Advisory Committee
Law groups say the 18-member panel should include Jewish lawyers as the committee weighs judges for family, criminal and civil courts.
- On July 22, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his 18-member Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, stating it would reflect the city's diversity, though the panel includes no Jewish legal professionals.
- Four Jewish legal groups wrote to Mamdani on Monday, expressing they were "deeply disappointed" and stating the exclusion "follows a troubling pattern that has left many Jewish New Yorkers feeling increasingly marginalized."
- Rejected by the administration, retired Appellate Division Justice John Leventhal was passed over despite Chief Judge Rowan Wilson's recommendation, citing his legal work for Ghislaine Maxwell; spokesperson Joe Calvello stated the decision was not "motivated by religion."
- Attorney Elizabeth Forspan of the Brandeis Association of Queens warned that excluding Jewish representation from the panel, which screens judges for hate crime cases, "cannot be an oversight" given the city's qualified candidate pool.
- Data from the NYPD indicates Jews were the target of 181 hate crime incidents since January 1, prompting ADL NY/NJ Regional Director Scott Richman to urge Mamdani to "engage in something tangible" to address community concerns.
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No Jews on Mamdani’s 'truly representative' NYC judiciary panel, sparking backlash
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Community frustrated over Jewish representation noticeably missing from Mamdani's advisory committee
The mayor appointed a City Hall advisory committee to recommend judicial appointments, an 18-member panel that reflects the broad diversity of New York-except that it doesn't have a single Jewish member.
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New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference at the Unisphere in the Queens borough of New York City, US, Nov. 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kylie Cooper New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism from prominent Jewish legal organizations after appointing an 18-member judicial advisory committee without a single Jewish member, an omission critics say reflects a broader pattern of marginalizing the city’s Jewish communi…
Mamdani faces backlash over lack of Jews on judicial committee
Plus, Wall Street Journal sparks outcry for publishing image of Mamdani wearing Hamas headband. The post Mamdani faces backlash over lack of Jews on judicial committee appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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