Nadia Kahf takes oath as the first Hijab-wearing judge in New Jersey

Nadia Kahf, a family law and immigration attorney from Wayne, has become the first headscarf-wearing woman to serve as a state Superior Court judge in the Passaic County, United States of New Jersey.

After being appointed to her new



position in New Jersey, Kahf took an oath on Tuesday, March 21, by keeping her hand on the Holy Quran inherited from her grandmother.

“I am proud to represent the Muslim and Arab communities in New Jersey in the United States (US).