Tag Archives: U.S. Attorney

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bilal Essayli, the acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, has been unlawfully serving in the role, saying the Trump administration bypassed Senate confirmation requirements for the nation’s largest federal judicial district. In a 64-page decision, U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright …

Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, has fired two senior prosecutors who opposed her push to bring charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to ABC News. Elizabeth Yusi, the chief criminal prosecutor in the …

A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to keep Alina Habba as U.S. attorney for New Jersey and override the judges who last month named Habba’s top deputy to the post. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann said Thursday that Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has served …

President Donald Trump has named his personal attorney-turned-White House counselor, Alina Habba, as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey. The controversial appointment places one of Trump’s most vocal legal allies in a powerful federal prosecutorial role. “Alina will lead with the same diligence and conviction that …

On Friday, the first Black US Attorney for the Southern District of New York was sworn into office in a ceremony at the Harlem Armory. Damian Williams, 41, made history at his ceremonial swearing-in and will oversee some of the most high-profile cases in his role. In fact, he inherited …

President Joe Biden, last week, nominated Damian Williams to oversee the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York — a role that no Black man has ever been nominated for. The office, which covers Manhattan, the Bronx, and the area north of New York City, is …