Zahid Nisar Quraishi
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2021 and confirmed by the Senate 81–16, Zahid Nisar Quraishi is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Rutgers School of Law -- Newark in 2000. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1975 · age 51
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2021
- Term
- Renewable 8-year term
- Education
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice 1997 · Rutgers Law -- Newark 2000
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | District of New Jersey succeeded Peter G. Sheridan | Biden (D) | 81–16 |
| 2019 | District of New Jersey | District court | – |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 81–16 on June 10, 2021 · 117th Congress, Roll Call 230. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 81
47 D, 32 R, 2 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Kyrsten Sinema(D-AZ)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 16
16 R
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
Did not vote · 3
1 D, 2 R
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
Education
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice | B.A. | 1997 |
| Rutgers School of Law -- Newark | J.D. | 2000 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Quraishi was assigned 1,609 district-court cases (2018–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 186 days across 998 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 32 of Quraishi’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 27 were affirmed, 2 reversed or vacated, and 3 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Zahid Nisar Quraishi?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed Zahid Nisar Quraishi to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2021.
- Was Zahid Nisar Quraishi appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Zahid Nisar Quraishi was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Zahid Nisar Quraishi's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Zahid Nisar Quraishi 81–16 on June 10, 2021.
- Which court is Zahid Nisar Quraishi on?
- Zahid Nisar Quraishi is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2021)
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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).