🔗 Share this article New Jersey's top prosecutor leaves her post after court disqualifies her appointment. Alina Habba has stepped down as the US Attorney for New Jersey. This comes after a judicial decision that challenged her legal standing to serve. Attorney General's Statement US Attorney General, Pam Bondi, accepted Habba's resignation on the start of the week. Bondi stated that the judicial decision made it unworkable for Habba to perform her duties. "Let no one confuse following the order as giving up," she declared. "The effort will now stretch across America." Court Ruling The departure comes a week after a US appeals court found that she had been acting without proper authority as the top prosecutor. This decision is likely to affect scores of criminal cases in the state. The appellate judges said that a temporary posting that bypassed Senate approval violated the statute on vacant positions. Next Steps and Responses It was also stated that she will stay on at the DOJ as a top consultant. They intend to seek further review of the disqualification, in the hope of achieving a overturned decision. Writing online, the Attorney General contended that judges "cannot be permitted to countermand the President's choice of attorneys entrusted with performing the primary duty of the administration of enforcing the law." Performance in Office Bondi commended the prosecutor's work and noted that during her run, the city of Newark saw a significant drop in offenses. She also stated that the Camden had its first summer in 50 years free from homicides. Background and Previous Role Habba, 41, was initially recruited to the former president's legal defense in 2021. Subsequently, she defended Trump in his New York criminal case in 2024, when he was guilty verdict on dozens of charges of document fraud. Earlier, assuming the top New Jersey post, Trump had announced he was naming her as his presidential counsellor during his second administration, labeling her as deeply loyal and a dedicated fighter for justice.