A federal judge on Monday fired three new leaders in the US Attorney’s Office for New Jersey.
US District Judge Matthew Brann, an Obama appointee, said the current leadership in New Jersey’s US Attorney’s Office exceeds the Attorney General’s authority.
“One year into this administration, it is plain that President Trump and his top aides have chafed at the limits on their power set forth by law and the Constitution. To avoid these roadblocks, this administration frequently purports to have discovered enormous grants of executive power hidden in the vagaries and silences of the code,” Judge Brann wrote.
“I conclude that the current leadership structure for the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey exceeds the Attorney General’s statutory authority to appoint inferior officers and delegate them powers and therefore constitutes a unilateral appointment in violation of the Appointments Clause,” the judge wrote.
DOJ official Alina Habba responded to Judge Brann’s order.
Habba called the judge’s decision unconstitutional and a complete overreach.
Full statement from Alina Habba:
Another ridiculous ruling from Judge Brann disqualifying three individuals serving New Jersey’s DOJ front office of the U.S. Attorney.
Judges may continue to try and stop President Trump from carrying out what the American people voted for, but we will not be deterred.
The unconstitutionality of this complete overreach into the Executive Branch, time and time again, will not succeed. They would rather have no U.S. Attorney than safety for the people of NJ.
Judges do not fire DOJ officials, AG Pam Bondi and POTUS do – get in line.
Another ridiculous ruling from Judge Brann disqualifying three individuals serving New Jersey’s DOJ front office of the U.S. Attorney.
Judges may continue to try and stop President Trump from carrying out what the American people voted for, but we will not be deterred.
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— Alina Habba (@AlinaHabba) March 9, 2026
In August, US District Judge Mathew Brann 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 last 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, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals previously upheld the ruling that found Habba was serving in her position unlawfully.
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