Alina Habba

Alina Saad Habba is an American lawyer and political advisor who was named acting United States attorney for the District of New Jersey in July 2025, having previously served in an interim capacity from March 2025. Her July appointment was ruled unlawful in August 2025 and the ruling was upheld on appeal in December 2025. She announced her resignation from the post on December 8, 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as a counselor to the president from January to March 2025.