Jewish bar groups rip Mamdani over judiciary panel appointments

(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is being criticized for not appointing a member of the Jewish community to a city panel that vets judiciary appointments.

In a letter to Mamdani, a group of Jewish bar associations said they are “deeply disappointed” that his appointees to the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary didn’t include “a single Jewish attorney, former judge, or legal professional” to a panel his administration described “as one that would be truly reflective of New York City.”

“Excluding Jewish representation from this committee is neither reflective nor inclusive,” they wrote. “It follows a troubling pattern that has left many Jewish New Yorkers feeling increasingly marginalized, especially following your rejection of the IHRA definition of antisemitism and the omission of Jewish neighborhoods from a map highlighting immigrant enclaves.”

The groups, which included the Jewish Lawyers Guild and Bronx County Jewish Bar Association, called the Mamda...