Pam Bondi says judge-picked New Jersey prosecutor succeeding Alina Habba has been removed

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Source: AP

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday said the New Jersey federal prosecutor, who just hours earlier was named as the replacement for interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, has been removed.

Desiree Leigh Grace was named by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb as Habba’s successor under a statute that permits district court judges to name a prosecutor if the president’s nominee has not been confirmed by the Senate after 120 days. Tuesday was the 120th day since President Donald Trump had named Habba, his former defense attorney and one-time White House counselor, to the acting role. Bondi said the Justice Department won’t tolerate “rogue judges.”

White House spokesman Harrison Fields said in a statement that Trump has full confidence in Habba and that the administration would work to get her confirmed by the U.S. Senate, despite opposition from Democratic home state senators.

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Habba, 41, was effectively removed earlier Tuesday by a brief order from Bumb, naming Grace as Habba's successor and citing the law that permitted the district court to act.

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Bondi announces the removal of the top career prosecutor in the NJ US Attorney’s Office because she was chosen by the district judges to replace Alina Habba.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-07-22T22:09:30.887Z