Desiree Grace Archives - New Jersey Globe

National security prosecutor named second-in-command at N.J. federal prosecutor’s office

June 1, 2026 3:20 pmJune 2, 2026 1:42 am

U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Robert Frazer announced on Monday that Joyce M. Malliet had been appointed the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Garden State. Malliet, now the office’s second-ranking official, will help lead the federal prosecutor’s operations in...

Patterson turns 67, and Sherrill has three years to pick a Supreme Court Justice

April 15, 2026 5:48 amApril 15, 2026 2:15 pm

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Patterson turns 67 today — a milestone that quietly starts the clock for Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who now has three years to choose her successor before Patterson hits the state’s mandatory retirement age...

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...

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...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Alina Habba resigns from U.S. Attorney post after Third Circuit ruling

December 8, 2025 1:54 pmDecember 9, 2025 1:00 am

After the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that she had been unlawfully appointed to the role, Alina Habba announced today that she will resign from her contested post as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New...

Ex-federal prosecutor Desiree Grace joins McCarter & English

October 9, 2025 8:30 amOctober 9, 2025 12:43 am

Desiree “Desi” Grace, who until recently served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, is rejoining McCarter & English as a partner in the firm’s Newark office. On July 22, the U.S. District Court judges selected...