Alina Habba resigned from her role as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey on Monday.
She will now serve as a senior advisor to the Attorney General for United States Attorneys, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling finding her appointment unlawful on Dec. 1.
“While I was focused on delivering real results, judges in my state took advantage of a flawed blue slip tradition and became weapons for the politicized left,” Habba wrote in a statement. “For months, these judges stopped conducting trials and entering sentences, leaving violent criminals on the streets. They joined New Jersey senators, who care more about fighting President Trump than the well being of residents which they serve.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote that the Third Circuit’s ruling made it “untenable for [Habba] to effectively run her office.”
“These judges should not be able to countermand the President’s choice of attorneys entrusted with carrying out the executive branch’s core responsibility of prosecuting crime,” she wrote.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced three new attorneys would carry out the office’s duties: Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello, who will oversee the Criminal and Special Prosecutions divisions, Special Attorney Jordan Fox, who will oversee the Civil and Appellate divisions, and Executive Assistant United States Attorney Ari Fontecchio, who will oversee the Administrative Division.
“The Department of Justice is committed to bringing in the best and brightest to carry out our mission,” Blanche said in a statement. “I have full confidence in each of these exceptional attorneys and look forward to our continued collaboration as we make New Jersey and America safe again.”
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