Trump administration to defend Alina Habba's tenure as top New Jersey prosecutor [View all]
Source: Associated Press via ABC News
Trump administration to defend Alina Habba's tenure as top New Jersey prosecutor
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments over whether President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey since earlier this year
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press
October 20, 2025, 12:03 AM ET
• 3 min read
PHILADELPHIA -- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Monday over whether President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey since earlier this year.
The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled a hearing in Philadelphia over Habba's appointment, which a lower court judge said in August was done with a “novel series of legal and personnel moves” and that she was not lawfully serving as U.S attorney for New Jersey.
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A similar dynamic is playing out in Nevada, where a federal judge disqualified the administration's pick to be U.S. attorney there.
In the Habba case, U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann's decision came after several people charged with federal crimes in New Jersey challenged the legality of Habba’s tenure. They sought to block the charges, arguing she didn’t have the authority to prosecute their cases after her 120-day term as interim U.S. attorney expired.
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