Not sure this is the precedent these judges want to start setting. Turnabout is fair play. Same goes for Booker and Kim. We all know how well reversing traditional course worked for liberals when Harry Reid started down this path.

Judges vote against extending Alina Habba's term as US attorney in New Jersey

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Habba's 120-day term was set to expire, and after convening behind closed doors Monday to consider extending her term, the judges voted to replace her with Desiree Grace, a career attorney and Habba's top assistant. Grace will take over the post temporarily beginning Tuesday, according to a court order.

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Habba has no current path to Senate confirmation after New Jersey's two Democratic senators, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, submitted blue slips disapproving of her nomination.

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Habba in a statement on Tuesday, saying the judges, most of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents, were "trying to force out" Habba early.

"Their rush reveals what this was always about: a left-wing agenda, not the rule of law," Blanche wrote on X. "When judges act like activists, they undermine confidence in our justice system. Alina is President Trump's choice to leadand no partisan bench can override that."

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Watch her get appointed as a special prosecutor somewhere down the road. That would be an Obi Wan "How do you like me now, Vader?"

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Watch her get appointed as a special prosecutor somewhere down the road. That would be an Obi Wan "How do you like me now, Vader?"

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More like Hot Jar Jar Binks.

Don't want to see her ousted. She foine!

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Don't want to see her ousted. She foine!

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Oddly enough, there are higher qualifications for US attorneys.
Maybe she could have benefitted from not going 0-fer each time she represented Trump.

What confidence in the system?

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Oddly enough, there are higher qualifications for US attorneys.
Maybe she could have benefitted from not going 0-fer each time she represented Trump.

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Since when do qualifications matter to democrats? There is a Supreme Court justice who is dumber than a tree stump. You tried to elect Kamala Harris, for goodness sakes.

Habba Habba Habba!

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Not sure this is the precedent these judges want to start setting. Turnabout is fair play. Same goes for Booker and Kim. We all know how well reversing traditional course worked for liberals when Harry Reid started down this path.

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The dems open a new Pandora's box on a daily basis

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Habba Habba Habba!

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You sound like Jackie Gleason!

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Not sure this is the precedent these judges want to start setting. Turnabout is fair play. Same goes for Booker and Kim. We all know how well reversing traditional course worked for liberals when Harry Reid started down this path.

Judges vote against extending Alina Habba's term as US attorney in New Jersey

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Habba's 120-day term was set to expire, and after convening behind closed doors Monday to consider extending her term, the judges voted to replace her with Desiree Grace, a career attorney and Habba's top assistant. Grace will take over the post temporarily beginning Tuesday, according to a court order.

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Habba has no current path to Senate confirmation after New Jersey's two Democratic senators, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, submitted blue slips disapproving of her nomination.

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Habba in a statement on Tuesday, saying the judges, most of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents, were "trying to force out" Habba early.

"Their rush reveals what this was always about: a left-wing agenda, not the rule of law," Blanche wrote on X. "When judges act like activists, they undermine confidence in our justice system. Alina is President Trump's choice to leadand no partisan bench can override that."

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I was today years old when I first learned that judges had this power over US attorney appointments, and that the Senators from the state can block a nominee from even being put forward for a US attorney position in their state.

I had no idea.

Democrats are in full-on rebellion. They refuse to allow our government to function at the pleasure of the people.

You can fake being smart, but you can't fake being pretty...

The alcoholic beverage and makeup industries would like a word with you.

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I was today years old when I first learned that judges had this power over US attorney appointments, and that the Senators from the state can block a nominee from even being put forward for a US attorney position in their state.

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She was an interim US attorney and I guess the judges have the ability to block the extension of the interim status but not the appointment.

Blue slips have been by both parties to block nominees for Senate confirmation.

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Guess Ketanji is batting 0 fer 2.

Bondi pulls the first assistant

.@USAttyHabba has been doing a great job in making NJ safe again. Nonetheless, politically minded judges refused to allow her to continue in her position, replacing Alina with the First Assistant.

Accordingly, the First Assistant United States Attorney in New Jersey has just…

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) July 22, 2025

Good on her.

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Bondi pulls the first assistant

.@USAttyHabba has been doing a great job in making NJ safe again. Nonetheless, politically minded judges refused to allow her to continue in her position, replacing Alina with the First Assistant.

Accordingly, the First Assistant United States Attorney in New Jersey has just…

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) July 22, 2025

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@USAttyHabba
has been doing a great job in making NJ safe again. Nonetheless, politically minded judges refused to allow her to continue in her position, replacing Alina with the First Assistant.

Accordingly, the First Assistant United States Attorney in New Jersey has just been removed.

This Department of Justice does not tolerate rogue judges especially when they threaten the President's core Article II powers.

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Habba Habba Habba!

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Annnnd, away we go!

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Not sure I like this move. As I understand it, Habba is hopelessly blocked from confirmation by the NJ Senators' blue slip. So that means the judges can just appoint someone else?

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Not sure I like this move. As I understand it, Habba is hopelessly blocked from confirmation by the NJ Senators' blue slip. So that means the judges can just appoint someone else?

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The NJ Fed judges need to stay the hell in their lane and let the administration do what they were elected to do. If they want to play this game, keep appointing interims that will drive liberals nuts more than the one before. The Judiciary needs to knock this **** off.

The law flat out says they can do this after a 120-day term expires.

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If an appointment expires under subsection (c)(2), the district court for such district may appoint a United States attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled. The order of appointment by the court shall be filed with the clerk of the court.

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CAN do it does not equate to SHOULD do it, agree?

IMO, they should have appointed Habba because that is who the President wants (regardless of their or my personal feelings)

Certainly there could be good reasons to leave a person in place, competency being a good one. "Because the president wants this person there" is not a good reason.

Regardless, I don't think it matters, because it looks like he can re-appoint Habba.

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Watch her get appointed as a special prosecutor somewhere down the road. That would be an Obi Wan "How do you like me now, Vader?"

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Certainly there could be good reasons to leave a person in place, competency being a good one. "Because the president wants this person there" is not a good reason.

Regardless, I don't think it matters, because it looks like he can re-appoint Habba.

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I'm tracking with you on this one. Apparently this is all a matter of law and/or constitution. The district judges have the legal right to appoint an interim attorney after the first interim expires. No different than a governor appointing a replacement representative to Congress until an election is held. Or the president appointing an interim attorney or agency head.

If somebody wants to get riled up about this, it's the Senate tradition of allowing an in-state senator -- whether from a blue or red state -- to block a president's state attorney nomination. That's total BS. The full Senate needs to vote on it straight up or down. Save our democracy, as they like to say.

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Oddly enough, there are higher qualifications for US attorneys.
Maybe she could have benefitted from not going 0-fer each time she represented Trump.

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Since when do qualifications matter to democrats? There is a Supreme Court justice who is dumber than a tree stump. You tried to elect Kamala Harris, for goodness sakes.

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Just one Supreme Court Justice?!

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Oddly enough, there are higher qualifications for US attorneys.
Maybe she could have benefitted from not going 0-fer each time she represented Trump.

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Since when do qualifications matter to democrats? There is a Supreme Court justice who is dumber than a tree stump. You tried to elect Kamala Harris, for goodness sakes.

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Just one Supreme Court Justice?!

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3 that are hyper partisan, 1 that is dumber than a stump.

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Democrats are in full-on rebellion. They refuse to allow our government to function at the pleasure of the people.

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Because there is only one branch of government (the executive), there is one person who represents the executive branch (Trump), and Trump represents the interests of all the people.

This is what you get from communist democrat judges. Satan is happy with his minions/people.

Judge's, pure evil.

Whatever excuse you have to tell yourself to justify the complete lack of ethics on the left.

Smarty-pants judges thought they could replace Alina Habba as US Attorney.
Their replacement has been fired.
Alina will be reappointed. https://t.co/KiXvMr42Sa

— Praying Medic (@prayingmedic) July 23, 2025

Dems fell into the trap on this one. Habba is hot but a terrible lawyer that went to a joke of a law school and was cringe in her legal arguments for Trump. She's great on TV though and will play the role of martyr very well. This just gave Trump some great ammo and he now can actually replace her with someone that is a real bulldog and actually understands the law.