Sigal Chattah ruled not validly serving as Nevada's U.S. attorney

Date

Sep 30, 2025

Kind

Prosecutor

Legal outcome

Ruled unlawful, not reinstated

Source

washingtonpost.com ↗

Agency or court

D. Nev., Judge David Campbell

What happened

Chattah was named interim U.S. attorney in March, a role legally capped at 120 days. Shortly before it expired, the Justice Department moved her to a different job that would let her serve as acting U.S. attorney instead. Campbell held in a 32-page ruling that she was not validly serving and disqualified her from supervising four prosecutions. Trump named a replacement in February 2026 while she appealed to the Ninth Circuit.

Publisher

The Washington Post