Ari Fontecchio 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...

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...

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

January 24, 2026 9:00 amJanuary 24, 2026 12:17 am

The Senate was out of town this week, but the House chugged along on making sure the government gets funded; in New Jersey, meanwhile, debates raged over what to do about President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and who, exactly, is...

DOJ faces challenge to tripartite leadership structure at U.S. Attorney’s Office

January 23, 2026 3:20 pmJanuary 24, 2026 12:41 pm

A maneuver by the U.S. Department of Justice to install three prosecutors as the co-leaders of the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s office is the subject of a legal challenge from two New Jersey defendants, with U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann...