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In two days, the acting U.S. attorney will be someone who was just fired by the Department of Justice. Alina Habba's 120-day term ends Friday. Tuesday, a group of federal judges in New Jersey voted not to extend Habba's interim appointment as U.S. attorney, and to replace her with her deputy Desiree Grace.
Federal judges took a vote and decided not to extend Alina Habba's time as a U.S. attorney in N.J., and the court appears to be well within its legal authority to do so. The post A court had the legal authority to boot Alina Habba from top prosecutor role,
The attorney general acted just hours after New Jersey judges appointed Habba’s replacement as interim U.S. attorney.