🔗 Share this article New Jersey's top prosecutor steps down after appeals court deems ineligible her. The ex-lawyer for the former president has stepped down as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor. This follows a judicial decision that questioned her right to hold the office. Acceptance of Resignation The head of the Justice Department, the Attorney General, accepted Habba's resignation on the start of the week. Bondi stated that the judicial decision made it "untenable" for the official to effectively run her office. "Do not interpret adherence to the ruling as defeat," Habba stated. "My fight will now extend throughout the nation." Court Ruling The departure comes a week after a federal appellate panel found that she had been unlawfully serving as US attorney. This ruling is could influence scores of criminal cases in the Garden State. The court said that a acting appointment that skirted confirmation by the US Senate violated the statute on vacant positions. Ongoing Legal Battle It was also stated that the former prosecutor will stay on at the justice department as a senior adviser. She will challenge the decision of the court's action, with hopes of a different outcome. On a social media platform, she argued that judges "cannot be permitted to second-guess the President's choice of lawyers tasked with carrying out the fundamental role of the presidency of enforcing the law." Performance in Office The attorney general highlighted Habba's record and said that under her leadership, the city of Newark saw a 20% reduction in criminal activity. She also stated that the Camden experienced its initial homicide-free summer since 1974 without a homicide. Background and Previous Role The 41-year-old attorney, first joined the former president's legal defense in recent years. She later acted for the former president in his hush-money trial in the previous year, which resulted in his guilty verdict on dozens of charges of financial record manipulation. Earlier, Habba took on the top New Jersey post, the former president had announced he was appointing her as his presidential counsellor if re-elected, calling Habba as deeply loyal and a relentless legal advocate.