Mamdani denies faith played role in judicial advisory committee appointees amid criticism that panel lacks Jewish members

Mayor Zohran Mamdani denied that religion influenced the selection of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, despite criticism from Jewish legal groups over the panel's lack of Jewish representation. The groups expressed concern that the absence of Jewish members would marginalize the community, particularly in light of Mamdani's criticism of Israel. Mamdani rejected a Jewish candidate, Justice John Leventhal, due to his association with Ghislaine Maxwell, who was linked to Jeffrey Epstein.