Justice Department appointments & authority

U.S. Attorney appointment disputes, vacancies law, Senate confirmation and related court rulings. This page is an index: the full evidence, photo credits, videos and source ledger remain attached to the dated canonical record.

August 17, 2026 · Justice Department / U.S. Attorney appointments / Court ruling

Ninth Circuit rules Nevada acting U.S. attorney appointment unlawful

COURT RECORD — ACTING U.S. ATTORNEY APPOINTMENT HELD UNLAWFUL

A three-judge Ninth Circuit panel affirmed an order disqualifying Sigal Chattah from supervising three federal prosecutions, holding that the Attorney General could not make her Acting U.S. Attorney by naming her first assistant after the Nevada U.S. Attorney vacancy already existed. The defendants’ indictments were not dismissed.

Open the full dated evidence record →