Alina Habba Archives - New Jersey Globe

How federal judges and the White House came together to pick a new U.S. Attorney

March 26, 2026 1:19 pmMarch 27, 2026 12:24 am

The March 23 announcement that New Jersey’s District Court judges had appointed Robert Frazer as the next U.S. Attorney took almost everyone by surprise, but it followed several days of negotiations between the state’s top federal judge and a leading...

After year of turmoil, District Court appoints career prosecutor as new U.S. Attorney

March 23, 2026 1:34 pmMarch 23, 2026 11:30 pm

Robert Frazer, a career prosecutor who has worked in the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey for more than two decades, has been appointed by New Jersey’s District Court judges as the state’s new U.S. Attorney, per several court filings...

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

March 20, 2026 5:21 pm

Both the House and the Senate were in town this week, but it was the Senate where the real action took place, featuring battles over a new Department of Homeland Security nominee, a controversial voter ID bill, and another Iran...

DHS officer who oversaw Baraka’s arrest is now U.S. Marshal in New York

March 16, 2026 5:10 pmMarch 16, 2026 5:10 pm

Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security officer who oversaw the controversial 2025 arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during a detention center oversight visit was given a new job: U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of New York....

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

March 13, 2026 7:34 pm

The Trump administration’s U.S. Attorney appointments in New Jersey were once again ruled out of order, Senator Cory Booker wants to cut federal income taxes, and senators passed the first major housing reform bill in years while the House was...

Judge says Trump admin’s tripartite U.S. Attorney structure is unlawful

March 9, 2026 3:42 pmMarch 9, 2026 5:26 pm

After Alina Habba was barred from continuing to serve as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey late last year, the Department of Justice came up with an unusual workaround to replace her: name three different prosecutors as...

Jordan Fox is Justice Department pick for U.S. Attorney from N.J.

February 3, 2026 12:37 pmFebruary 4, 2026 12:17 am

Jordan S. Fox has emerged as the Trump Administration’s top choice for U.S. Attorney, and she has been calling federal judges in New Jersey to test the viability of a judicial vote to seat her, the New Jersey Globe has...