Appeals court upholds Sigal Chattah’s disqualification as US attorney in Nevada
The court said the Justice Department cannot use an appointment workaround to keep Sigal Chattah in charge of Nevada prosecutions.
- On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Sigal Chattah cannot serve as Acting U.S. Attorney for Nevada, finding the administration's appointment strategy violated federal law and bypassed Senate confirmation procedures.
- To circumvent Senate confirmation, Attorney General Pam Bondi named Chattah 'first assistant' after her 120-day interim term expired, utilizing the Federal Vacancies Reform Act to extend her leadership of the Nevada office.
- Writing for a unanimous panel, Judge Eric D. Miller ruled the administration cannot 'create a de facto acting U.S. attorney' by delegating all duties, disqualifying Chattah from supervising three cases while leaving indictments intact.
- Following the ruling, the administration announced plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, while Las Vegas lawyer George Kelesis remains the nominee for the permanent position pending Senate confirmation.
- This ruling marks the second appellate decision within the past year rejecting these appointment tactics, as courts have struck down similar schemes in New Jersey, California, Virginia, New York, and New Mexico.
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Ninth Circuit upholds lower court ruling against Chattah
Sigal Chattah speaking at a Donald Trump rally in Minden in 2022. (C-SPAN screengrab)Sigal Chattah, who has remained atop Nevada’s U.S. Attorney’s office even though her appointment expired a year ago, is illegally holding on to the post, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday. The three-judge panel upheld U.S. District Judge David Campbell’s disqualification of Chattah’s participation in prosecutions, The case, Judge Eric Miller …
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