🔗 Share this article Trump's former lawyer leaves her post following appeals court rules against her service. Alina Habba has resigned as the chief federal prosecutor in the state. This follows a legal ruling that invalidated her legal standing to serve. Attorney General's Statement US Attorney General, the Attorney General, announced her stepping down on Monday. She commented that the court's "flawed" ruling made it "untenable" for her to effectively run her office. "But do not mistake adherence to the ruling as defeat," she wrote. "This battle will now stretch across the nation." Judicial Challenge Habba's exit comes a week after a federal appellate panel ruled that she had been acting without proper authority as the top prosecutor. This judgment is expected to impact numerous criminal cases in New Jersey. The court said that a temporary posting that bypassed confirmation by the US Senate violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Future Role and Reaction Bondi said that Habba will remain at the justice department as a senior adviser. She will seek further review of the ruling, in the hope of achieving a different outcome. On a social media platform, Bondi wrote that the court "must not countermand the executive's selection of attorneys responsible for executing the executive branch's core responsibility of prosecuting crime." Performance in Office She highlighted Habba's record and noted that under her leadership, the state capital of Newark saw a 20% reduction in criminal activity. She also stated that the city of Camden recorded its first summer in half a century free from homicides. Connection to Donald Trump The 41-year-old attorney, originally became part of Trump's personal legal team in recent years. Subsequently, she defended the former president in his New York criminal case in 2024, when he was guilty verdict on dozens of charges of financial record manipulation. Prior to Habba took on the federal prosecutor position, Trump had announced he was selecting her as his presidential counsellor during his second administration, calling Habba as a steadfast ally and a "tireless advocate for justice".