One day after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke in her favor, federal judges in New Jersey declined to extend Alina Habba's term as interim U.S. attorney on Tuesday, opting instead to appoint Desiree Leigh Grace to the post,

Former Trump defense attorney Alina Habba was replaced as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey on Tuesday, according to a court order, failing to secure the votes needed from the state’s federal judges to remain, after the Trump ally drew controversy during her tenure for charging Democratic politicians over their clashes with federal immigration agents.

Trump appointed her as interim attorney, but to stay full-time, Habba would need to be approved by district judges or have the Senate confirm her position. On Tuesday, New Jersey’s federal judges instead chose to replace Habba with longtime prosecutor Desiree Leigh Grace, who served as Habba’s assistant.

In a surprising twist in New Jersey's legal landscape, federal judges ousted Alina Habba from her role as US Attorney, handing the position to Desiree Leigh Grace. This decision ignited a fierce confrontation with the Trump administration,

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,

Trump has had great success for decades branding everything from buildings he named after himself to the Gulf between Mexico, Cuba and the United States to his political opponents and people he simply doesn’t like. Exhibit A: Florida’s governor, dubbed by Trump “Meatball Ron” DeSantis, who challenged him for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.