Alina Habba held not lawfully serving as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey

Date

Aug 21, 2025

Kind

Prosecutor

Legal outcome

Ruled unlawful, not reinstated

Source

cnn.com ↗

Agency or court

D.N.J.; Third Circuit

What happened

A federal judge ruled Habba was not lawfully performing the office's functions after the district's judges declined to continue her and voted to install her deputy instead. The Third Circuit affirmed, holding her continued service violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act; she resigned on 2025-12-08. This is a removal-and-installation dispute rather than a firing, included because the vacancy was created by removing the judges' appointee.

Publisher

CNN