U.S. JUDGE SWORN INTO OFFICE ON QURAN

New York's newest civil justice shies from Bible

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CHERYL CHUMLEY


Carolyn Walker-Diallo (Credit: Bossip)


New York’s newest 7th Municipal District Court judge for the Brooklyn borough, a Muslim woman named Carolyn Walker-Diallo, has reportedly shied from the Bible and turned to the Quran to swear in to her seat.

The Gulf News first reported the matter, saying the use of the Quran gives “hope” to the Muslim community.

The news outlet went on, describing the judge’s background: “She says she saw her parents play a proactive role in the East New York and Cypress Hills communities. Walker-Diallo walked the family’s path of ‘being the change we want to see in the world’ when she assumed charge of a community-based nonprofit named after her father, the George Walker Jr. Community Coalition Inc.”

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