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New Jersey Judges Appoint Robert Frazer as U.S. Attorney

The court-DOJ deal is meant to restart prosecutions that had stalled during the leadership fight.

The US Courthouse in Camden, New Jersey, in April 2022.
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FILE - Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's pick to be the interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, speaks with reporters outside the White House, March 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
The U.S. Courthouse in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Overview

  • A one-sentence order, signed Monday, installed Robert Frazer, a more than 20-year career prosecutor, as U.S. attorney for New Jersey.
  • The appointment followed consultations between the district court and Justice Department leaders, and DOJ said it will let criminal cases move forward without needless challenge or delay.
  • The change caps rulings that first found Alina Habba’s extended interim tenure unlawful, then struck down Attorney General Pam Bondi’s three-lawyer leadership team as lacking legal authority.
  • Judges had paused sentencings and questioned indictments under the voided setups, and a filing said the office is prepared to seek new, superseding indictments where needed to protect ongoing cases.
  • Habba, now a senior adviser to Bondi, publicly praised Frazer as aligned with President Trump’s agenda, while AP, CNN, and NBC emphasized that the court-DOJ pact ends a months-long standoff seen in other districts where courts also rejected Trump administration interim picks.