Most of the state’s federal judges have adjourned matters before them because of a court battle over the legality of acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s appointment, and the delays could go on for the next few months, according to the Trump administration.

In a six-page motion filed with the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday, U.S. Department of Justice officials say New Jersey’s federal courts could grind to a halt because of a federal judge’s Aug. 21 ruling that Habba no longer has any legal authority to act as New Jersey’s chief federal prosecutor.

Even before that decision, at least 12 federal judges in the District of New Jersey postponed trials, guilty plea hearings, sentencing hearings, and more because Habba’s authority had been questioned, the letter says.

“The longer it

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