Alina Habba Stepping Down as U.S. Attorney After Appeals Court Upholds Disqualification — But May Still Appeal

Sarah Rumpf Dec 8th, 2025, 2:31 pm

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Alina Habba announced Monday that she was stepping down from her position as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey after a federal appeals court upheld a district court ruling disqualifying her, saying she will now serve as an adviser to Attorney General Pam Bondi .

President Donald Trump appointed Habba to the position of New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor in March after she had represented him and his super PAC for several years.

In August , Judge Matthew S. Brann , an Obama appointee with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (specially presiding for the New Jersey cou

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