Veteran prosecutor Robert Frazer has been appointed U.S. attorney for New Jersey, ending a bitter fight between federal judges in New Jersey and the Department of Justice under President Trump.
Trump first appointed his personal lawyer Alina Habba to serve as the state’s U.S. attorney, but a judge ruled she was “disqualified” after staying in the role despite failure to get Senate confirmation.
Frazer replaces a trio of assistant U.S. attorneys who have been leading the office since Habba resigned, a structure that the courts ruled unlawful.
Robert Frazer has served in the U.S. attorney’s office for more than two decades, most recently as a senior trial counsel. He was hired by Chris Christie, who served as U.S. attorney for New Jersey before he became governor.
Frazer was appointed to the post by a panel of federal court judges.
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