🔗 Share this article Trump's former lawyer leaves her post in the wake of court deems ineligible her service. The former personal attorney for Donald Trump has stepped down as the chief federal prosecutor in the state. This comes after a legal ruling that challenged her eligibility to serve. Acceptance of Resignation The nation's top law enforcement official, Pam Bondi, announced her stepping down on Monday. Bondi stated that the court's "flawed" ruling made it unworkable for the official to effectively run her office. "But do not mistake adherence to the ruling as defeat," she wrote. "My fight will now stretch across the country." Legal Background Her resignation was triggered by a judicial panel found that she had been serving in violation of the law as the top prosecutor. This decision is likely to affect many prosecutions in New Jersey. The court declared that a temporary posting that did not receive confirmation by the US Senate ran afoul of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Next Steps and Responses The Attorney General added that she will stay on at the DOJ as a senior adviser. They intend to seek further review of the disqualification, in the hope of achieving a reversal. In a statement, the Attorney General argued that the judiciary "should not be able to override the executive's selection of attorneys tasked with carrying out the primary duty of the administration of criminal prosecution." Performance in Office She commended Habba's record and said that under her leadership, the city of Newark saw a 20% reduction in crime. It was also reported that the Camden recorded its first summer in half a century free from homicides. Legal Career Habba, 41, was initially recruited to the former president's legal defense in recent years. She later represented Trump in his New York criminal case in New York last year, when he was conviction on 34 counts of document fraud. Prior to Habba took on the top New Jersey post, Donald Trump had announced he was appointing her as his White House advisor in a potential future term, calling the lawyer as deeply loyal and a dedicated fighter for justice.