District Judge for the District of New Jersey, making him the first Muslim American federal judge in the country's 244-year history.

Qurashi will be "the first Muslim American to serve as an Article III judge in our history," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor ahead of the vote.

Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said before the vote, noting that Quraishi served two tours in Iraq and was awarded the Bronze Star and a Combat Action Badge.

magistrate judge in New Jersey — making him the first Asian-American to serve on the federal bench in the state