A black jurist who became the Muslim female judge in US history was found dead in New York in mysterious circumstances.
The body of Sheila Abdus-Salaam, a former associate judge at the New York State Supreme Court, was found floating in the Hudson River on Wednesday, the New York Post reported.
Police pulled Abdus-Salaam’s fully-clothed body from the river after witnesses spotted it floating near 132nd Street and Hudson Parkway.
The 65-year-old had been reported missing earlier from her home in Harlem earlier in the day.
Sources told the Post that her body showed no visible signs of trauma or injuries that might indicate foul play.
Abdus-Salaam, originally from D.C, became the first Muslim woman and the first African-American to serve in the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, after New York governor Andrew Cuomo appointed her in 2013.
In a statement on Wednesday, Cuomo described Adbus-Salaam as a “pioneer†who had dedicated her life to the service of others.
The body of Sheila Abdus-Salaam, a former associate judge at the New York State Supreme Court, was found floating in the Hudson River on Wednesday, the New York Post reported.
Police pulled Abdus-Salaam’s fully-clothed body from the river after witnesses spotted it floating near 132nd Street and Hudson Parkway.
The 65-year-old had been reported missing earlier from her home in Harlem earlier in the day.
Sources told the Post that her body showed no visible signs of trauma or injuries that might indicate foul play.
Abdus-Salaam, originally from D.C, became the first Muslim woman and the first African-American to serve in the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, after New York governor Andrew Cuomo appointed her in 2013.
In a statement on Wednesday, Cuomo described Adbus-Salaam as a “pioneer†who had dedicated her life to the service of others.