Habba, United States Attorney
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After a criminal defense attorney for an accused drug trafficker complained, Alina Habba insists her reappointment as acting U.S. attorney was the real deal. The post 'The premise is wrong' and 'fails for many reasons': Alina Habba tells judge she actually was lawfully reappointed as acting US attorney — and this is why first appeared on Law & Crime.
One day after a New Jersey defendant filed a motion arguing that allowing acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba to prosecute his case would be a violation of
Federal court hearings, grand jury proceedings and plea deals were abruptly canceled in New Jersey over questions about whether Alina Habba, the acting U.S. attorney, was legally appointed.
Desiree Leigh Grace, who was promoted by Habba, will now serve as the US attorney for the District of New Jersey, according to an order from a federal judge.