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Trump’s Trio of Successors to Habba Challenged in NJ Court

Alina Habba in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 28, 2025.Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg

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By David Voreacos and Tatyana Monnay (Bloomberg Law)

January 23, 2026 at 2:48 PM UTC

Updated on

January 23, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC

A US judge heard extensive arguments Friday on whether President Donald Trump’s administration illegally appointed a trio of lawyers to succeed Alina Habba after her resignation as the top federal law enforcer in New Jersey.

Habba stepped down last month when an appeals court ruled that the Department of Justice unlawfully named her as acting US attorney when her interim appointment expired after 120 days.