A panel of judges in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey declined to permanently appoint President Donald Trump ‘s former lawyer Alina Habba as the state’s top federal prosecutor, according to an order from the court. Desiree Leigh Grace, who served as Alina Habba’s top deputy, is now the chief federal prosecutor for New Jersey.

The Trump administration did some personnel maneuvering to prevent the U.S. attorney's deputy from taking the top job.

The New York Times reports New Jersey’s two U.S. Senators are calling her unfit for office. which will likely doom her Senate confirmation.

Habba, whom Trump appointed to serve as the interim U.S. attorney in New Jersey, needed either Senate confirmation or a vote by the state’s federal judges in order to remain in her role past her initial 120-day term, which expired this week.

Trump appointed her as interim attorney, but to stay full-time, Habba would need to be approved by district judges or have the Senate confirm her position. On Tuesday, New Jersey’s federal judges instead chose to replace Habba with longtime prosecutor Desiree Leigh Grace, who served as Habba’s assistant.

Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, is not even closely qualified for the role. She has to go.

Controversy is festering over a US District Court's recent attempted replacement of Interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba. US Attorn

Trump, whose administration wields unprecedented influence over the Justice Department, could still act to preserve his pick