Alina Habba
DOJ Fires Court-Appointed New Jersey U.S. Attorney, Escalating Power Struggle
On July 22, a New Jersey federal judge panel declined to extend Alina Habba’s role as interim U.S. Attorney—her 120-day term expired without Senate confirmation. Instead, the judges appointed her first assistant, career prosecutor Desiree Leigh Grace, to the position. However, within hours, the U.S.