Democratic Senator Rejects Biden Judicial Nominee as ‘Deeply Concerning’

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) speaks at a news conference after a weekly policy luncheon with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Feb. 6, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A Biden administration judicial nominee that has faced pushback from Republicans since he was announced for the job now faces opposition from within President Joe Biden’s own party, as a key Senate Democrat said this week she could not support the nominee. 

President Biden nominated Adeel Mangi to serve as a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey on Nov. 15, 2023.