Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba lacks legal authority to continue prosecuting federal cases in New Jersey, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
U.S. District Court for Middle Pennsylvania Matthew Branns said Habba, 41, is unqualified for the position and should be disqualified from ongoing cases in New Jersey, The New York Times reported.
"Faced with the question of whether Ms. Habba is lawfully performing the functions and duties of the office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, I conclude that she is not," Brann ruled following a hearing last week.
Habba formerly was President Donald Trump's personal attorney and a campaign spokeswoman before the president appointed her interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey in March.
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