"It is apparent that the current administration has been frustrated by some of the legal and political barriers to getting its appointees in place. Its efforts to elevate its preferred candidate for US attorney for the district of New Jersey, Alina Habba, to the role of acting US attorney demonstrate the difficulties it has faced yet the citizens of New Jersey and the loyal employees in the US attorney's Office deserve some clarity and stability, the court wrote in a 32-page opinion."
"The ruling comes amid the push by Trump's Republican administration to keep Habba as the acting US attorney for New Jersey, a powerful post charged with enforcing federal criminal and civil law. It also comes after the judges questioned the government's moves to keep Habba in place after her interim appointment expired and without her getting Senate confirmation."
"We will affirm the district court's disqualification order."
A Third Circuit panel affirmed a district court ruling disqualifying Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. Judges heard oral arguments on 20 October with Habba present and issued a 32-page opinion stating that citizens and U.S. attorney's Office employees deserve clarity and stability. The court noted the administration's efforts to keep Habba after her interim appointment expired without Senate confirmation. Habba said she was advocating for other candidates denied Senate hearings. The decision follows similar challenges to other hastily installed prosecutors and legal fallout in recent cases.
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