Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed longtime advisor and election attorney Ali Najmi to chair the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary as it begins a new initiative to engage a wider swath of the city’s legal community in its judge selection responsibilities on Friday.
“My Administration will promote transparency in how we select New York City’s judges and ensure our city’s judicial system reflects the city it serves, applies the rule of law universally, and does so without favor,” Mamdani said. “There is no one better to lead this effort than Ali Najmi, who will bring the same determination and commitment he’s brought to the courtroom for decades to his new role chairing the Advisory Committee on the Judiciary.”
