Sohail Mohammed
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Sohail Mohammed is an India born, American lawyer who was appointed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as a New Jersey Superior Court Judge in 2011.
Mohammed was born in Hyderabad. He emigrated to the United States in 1980 while a teenager. He was naturalized in New Jersey, abandoned an engineering career and became a lawyer. He received his law degree from the Seton Hall University
School of Law in 1993.
Sohail Mohammed specialized in immigration law
with a practice in Clifton. He was involved in training “over 7,000 members of the law enforcement community about Islamic Cultural and Religious Practices.” As a lawyer he represented dozens of detainees swept up by law enforcement after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and Mohammad Qatanani
, a Paterson imam who in 2008 fended off charges by the Department of Homeland Security that he had ties to Hamas. Mohammed publicly defended Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative Sami Al-Arian
following a 2003 indictment which alleged he was a North American leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Fort Dix Six
in 2007. He is a founder and board member of the American Muslim Union.
Sohail Mohammed was sworn into office in July 2011, becoming New Jersey’s second Muslim judge in the Superior Court.
Mohammed was born in Hyderabad. He emigrated to the United States in 1980 while a teenager. He was naturalized in New Jersey, abandoned an engineering career and became a lawyer. He received his law degree from the Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
School of Law in 1993.
Sohail Mohammed specialized in immigration law
Immigration law
Immigration law refers to national government policies which control the phenomenon of immigration to their country.Immigraton law, regarding foreign citizens, is related to nationality law, which governs the legal status of people, in matters such as citizenship...
with a practice in Clifton. He was involved in training “over 7,000 members of the law enforcement community about Islamic Cultural and Religious Practices.” As a lawyer he represented dozens of detainees swept up by law enforcement after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and Mohammad Qatanani
Mohammad Qatanani
Mohammad Ahmad Hasan Qatanani is the Imam of one of the largest mosques in New Jersey called ICPC in Paterson. Qatanani migrated to America in 1996 as the Imam of the Islamic Center of Passaic County...
, a Paterson imam who in 2008 fended off charges by the Department of Homeland Security that he had ties to Hamas. Mohammed publicly defended Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative Sami Al-Arian
Sami Al-Arian
Dr. Sami Amin Al-Arian , is a former resident of Temple Terrace, Florida, now living in Northern Virginia, who is a Muslim activist, and former University of South Florida professor of computer engineering...
following a 2003 indictment which alleged he was a North American leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Fort Dix Six
2007 Fort Dix attack plot
The 2007 Fort Dix attack plot involved a group of six radical Islamist men who conspired to stage an attack against U.S. Military personnel stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The alleged aim of the group was to "kill as many soldiers as possible"....
in 2007. He is a founder and board member of the American Muslim Union.
Sohail Mohammed was sworn into office in July 2011, becoming New Jersey’s second Muslim judge in the Superior Court.