The New Jersey federal judge that ruled Alina Habba was unlawfully serving as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey is a longtime Republican and member of the conservative Federalist Society, reported the Hill.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann, a Pennsylvania-based Obama appointee, made his ruling Thursday, saying Habba had “exercised the functions and duties of the office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey without lawful authority since July 1, 2025.”
He also said she was disqualified from participating in any of their cases moving forward, as well as "any ongoing" cases in the office.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday she would immediately appeal Brann’s ruling while Habba called him a “rogue” judge.
“I am the pick of the president,” Habba said Thursday on Fox. “I am the pick of Pam Bondi, our attorney general, and I will serve this country like I have for the last several years, in any capacity.
“We will not fall to rogue judges. We will not fall to people trying to be political when they should just be doing their job: respecting the president."
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