The Department of Justice quickly fired the newly named US attorney in New Jersey on Tuesday after federal judges in the state declined to extend Alina Habba’s interim appointment.

The attorney general said she removed the official who was set to replace President Donald Trump's pick to be the top New Jersey federal prosecutor.

The state's district judges voted to replace Alina Habba with her top assistant, who was ousted by the Justice Department hours later.

Former Donald Trump attorney Alina Habba is all but certain to be headed for the door next week leaving behind portraits of herself on the walls and disgruntled staffers after her brief stint as a U.S.

Federal judges in New Jersey have ousted Alina Habba as the interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, refusing to extend the 120-day appointment President Trump gifted her in March. Trump appointed her as interim attorney,

Alina Habba, who has served as the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey since March 2025, could step down next week upon the expiration of her

President Donald Trump nominated Alina Habba, his former campaign spokeswoman and personal lawyer, to be New Jersey’s permanent U.S. attorney.

When Alina Habba began her interim post as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, she was dismayed to find no photos of President Trump in her office. She instructed her staff to hang pictures of him ...