Judge who ordered Nevada U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah disqualified pauses decision

A federal judge has agreed to pause his decision disqualifying acting Nevada U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah from multiple cases.

Arizona-based Senior U.S. District Judge David Campbell said in his order late last month that Chattah was disqualified from supervising the criminal prosecutions of four defendants who challenged her appointment through their public defenders.

Federal prosecutors are appealing the decision .

“The Court still holds that Ms. Chattah has not been validly appointed,” the judge wrote in his Thursday order. “But the Court also recognizes the deference and respect it should have for the Executive Branch, just as the Executive Branch should have deference and respect for the Judiciary. To promote that spirit of solicitude, and in light of the relatively fast schedule se