BREAKING: Alina Habba Resigns as US Attorney for New Jersey After Appeals Court Ruling, Announces New Role
On Monday, Alina Habba announced she has stepped down from her role as US Attorney for the District of New Jersey after the Third Circuit Court of Appeals disqualified her.
The Trump nominee said she will still serve in the Justice Department in another role.
Bondi will seek further review of the Third Circuit’s ruling.
“For four years, I fought against lawfare aimed at President Trump and against politics infecting our justice system,” Habba, who also previously served as Trump’s personal attorney, wrote.
“What these obstructionists misunderstood is that my loyalty is not to politics, a title, or a ZIP code. It is to this great country,” she said.
“As a result of the Third Circuit’s ruling, and to protect the stability and integrity of the office which I love, I have decided to step down in my role as the US Attorney for the District of New Jersey. But do not mistake compliance for surrender,” Habba said.
“This decision will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me,” Habba said in a statement.
“My fight will now stretch across the country. As we wait for further review of the court’s ruling. I will continue to serve the Department of Justice as the Senior Advisor to the Attorney General for US Attorneys,” Habba said in a statement.
— Alina Habba (@AlinaHabba) December 8, 2025
In August, US District Judge Mathew Brann, an Obama appointee, said Alina Habba is “not lawfully holding the Office of US Attorney” of New Jersey.
The Pennsylvania-based federal judge oversaw a challenge to Alina Habba’s authority because the judges in New Jersey had a conflict of interest after they ousted her from her position as interim US Attorney last month.
A group of federal judges over the summer declined to extend Alina Habba’s term as interim US Attorney of New Jersey after Democrat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched a pressure campaign to oust her.
Habba previously resigned as Interim US Attorney and became Acting US Attorney for New Jersey after the Trump DOJ outmaneuvered the judges.
However, last week, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling that found Habba was serving in her position unlawfully.
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