A dramatic day gripped New Jersey's justice system on 22 July 2025 when Attorney General Pam Bondi sparked a constitutional crisis by firing Desiree Leigh Grace just hours after federal judges appointed her as US Attorney for New Jersey, denouncing the move as a 'rogue' attack on presidential authority.
The unprecedented clash between the Justice Department and New Jersey's district court judges unfolded with lightning speed. Grace's morning appointment with federal judges was met with immediate resistance from Bondi, who branded the newly appointed prosecutor a 'rogue judge' and terminated her before she could settle into her office.
