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title: "Nadia Kahf Becomes First Hijab-Wearing Judge in New Jersey Superior Court"
url: "https:\/\/theislamicinformation.com\/news\/nadia-kahf-judge-in-new-jersey-superior-court\/"
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updated: "2023-03-27"
description: "NEW JERSEY \u2014 Local media reported that US attorney Nadia Kahf was appointed as the first hijab-wearing judge on the New Jersey Superior Court. According to the local news website North Jersey, Kahf,\u2026"
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# Nadia Kahf Becomes First Hijab-Wearing Judge in New Jersey Superior Court

Source: https://theislamicinformation.com/news/nadia-kahf-judge-in-new-jersey-superior-court/
Updated: 2023-03-27

**NEW JERSEY —** Local media reported that US attorney Nadia Kahf was appointed as the first hijab-wearing judge on the New Jersey Superior Court.

According to the local news website North Jersey, Kahf, a Syrian-origin immigration and family law attorney, took the oath of office on Thursday while holding a copy of the Quran.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QzRiTVydQ

Local media report that New Jersey's Governor Phil Murphy nominated her as a Passaic County Superior Court judge a year ago.

Despite not being the first Muslim woman to serve as a state judge, Kahf wears a hijab on the bench.

A member of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, she is also a legal adviser to Wafa House, a nonprofit domestic violence and social service agency in Clifton.