A panel of judges upheld the disqualification of Alina Habba from her role as acting US Attorney for the District of New Jersey.

Judge Michael Fischer, writing for the other judges of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in a ruling shared on Monday, found that Habba’s appointment by President Donald Trump violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Fischer said that Trump’s second term has been marked by “difficulties” in properly appointing top attorneys.

“It is apparent that the current administration has been frustrated by some of the legal and political barriers to getting its appointees in place,” Fischer wrote.

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Earlier in the year, three people being prosecuted by Habba in New Jersey argued that their case should be thrown out since Habba was unlawfully serving in her posit

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