U.S. Attorney Alina Habba told her staff on Thursday that her tenure as a federal prosecutor will come to an end next Tuesday, when reaches the 120-day limit of her tenure, according to a published report.
Habba, who has the support of President Trump, reportedly said in a private meeting that it became clear she would not have the support of New Jersey’s U.S. District Court judges, who have scheduled a meeting for Monday and could vote to seat a new U.S. Attorney, according to the New Jersey Globe, which was first on the story.
The Globe also reported two potential candidates to replace her, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Desiree Grace and former U.S. District Court Judge Noel Lawrence Hillman, who currently works at Gibbons.
If no action is taken, Grace would become acting U.S. Attorney until either a vote of the judges or the Senate confirms President Donald Trump’s nominee.
Trump nominated Habba for a full term on July 1, but she never got the support from the state’s two Democratic U.S. Senators, Cory Booker and Andy Kim.
