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Alina Habba

American attorney (born 1984)

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Alina Saad Habba (born March 25, 1984) is an American lawyer and political advisor who was named acting United States attorney for the District of New Jersey in July 2025, having previously served in an interim capacity from March 2025. Her July appointment was ruled unlawful in August 2025 and the ruling was upheld on appeal in December 2025. She announced she was resigning from the post on December 8, 2025.

📰 Related News (4)

🇺🇸 New federal prosecutor to take the helm in New Jersey after months of upheaval (2026-03-24)
Federal judges and the Justice Department worked together to pick career prosecutor Robert Frazer for the U.S. attorney’s office led by Alina Habba la...
🇺🇸 Judges appoint Robert Frazer as U.S. attorney for N.J. after Alina Habba saga (2026-03-23)
New Jersey judges on Monday appointed a career prosecutor, Robert Frazer, to serve as U.S. attorney after a drawn-out legal battle that led to the dep...
🇺🇸 New top prosecutor named to replace Alina Habba at US attorney's office in New Jersey (2026-03-23)
A new top federal prosecutor has been named to lead the U.S. Attorney's office in New Jersey following months of disarray after its former leader, Ali...
🇺🇸 Judge disqualifies trio of lawyers from leading N.J. federal prosecutor's office after Habba resigns (2026-03-09)
A judge on Monday disqualified three Justice Department officials from overseeing federal prosecutions in New Jersey, saying they were appointed as pa...

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