Habba has been serving as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor.

Defense lawyers had questioned whether Alina Habba, a Trump loyalist, was legally authorized to run the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey.

Habba has been serving as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor.

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.

The Trump administration has ignored a July decision from a panel of judges replacing Habba as interim US attorney.