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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Aug 27, 2021, 02:49 PM Aug 2021

Is this the most highly-placed practitioner of Zoroastrianism in the United States?

Neomi Rao



Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Assumed office: March 18, 2019
Appointed by: Donald Trump
Preceded by: Brett Kavanaugh
Spouse(s): Alan Lefkowitz
Education: Yale University (BA), University of Chicago (JD)

Neomi Jehangir Rao (born March 22, 1973) is an American attorney, jurist, and legal scholar who serves as a Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, having served in the Trump Administration from 2017 to 2019 as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

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Federal judicial service

Nomination and confirmation

On November 13, 2018, Trump announced that he would nominate Rao to the seat Brett Kavanaugh had occupied on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit until he was elevated to the Supreme Court of the United States. Her nomination was sent to the Senate later that day. On January 3, 2019, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6, of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, Trump announced his intent to renominate Rao for a federal judgeship. Her nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.

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Personal life

Rao is married to Alan Lefkowitz, with whom she has 2 children. After marrying her husband, Rao converted to Judaism, however she still identifies as a Zoroastrian.

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Is this the most highly-placed practitioner of Zoroastrianism in the United States? (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 OP
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