Judge Reinstates Western Washington U.S. Attorney Rogoff After Trump Firing
Judge Stanley Bastian said Trump cannot unilaterally remove court-appointed U.S. attorneys and ordered Rogoff reinstated while the lawsuit continues.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian reinstated Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, ruling that President Donald Trump lacked authority to fire a court-appointed federal prosecutor.
- The district's 17 federal judges appointed Rogoff on July 15, 2026, after the administration failed to nominate a candidate; Trump fired him via email less than an hour after he took his oath.
- Bastian ruled that allowing the president to fire court-appointed attorneys would "upend the framework created by the Constitution," while also finding authority "improperly granted" to Trump appointee Charles Neil Floyd was invalid.
- The Justice Department intends to appeal the ruling, though Bastian barred the administration from interfering with Rogoff's duties and declared him the "rightful holder of that office" until the Senate confirms a replacement.
- This case addresses broader legal conflicts over the president's power to bypass Senate confirmation using "interim" appointees, a practice facing challenges in Nevada, New Jersey, and other states.
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Court allows DOJ to remove court-appointed US Attorney Rogoff as case goes through appeals process
The ruling pauses a recent district court order that blocked President Trump from firing Rogoff and restored him as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington.
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In a big — though temporary — win for President Trump, a federal appeals court has blocked the reinstatement of a fired Democrat U.S. Attorney. Over the summer, President Trump fired U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Roger Rogoff. However, an Obama-appointed federal judge ordered Rogoff to be reinstated, ruling that President Trump does not have the authority to fire U.S. attorneys. On Sunday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal…
Judge Blocks The Trump Administration From Firing US Attorney Roger Rogoff
The courts have, yet again, stepped in to stop Donald Trump from doing something that he really wanted to do. In this case, a federal judge in Washington state ruled that Trump cannot fire U.S. attorneys appointed by the courts. CNN is reporting that Trump fired Roger Rogoff after less than one hour on the job. A federal court appointed Rogoff as the U.S. Attorney for Seattle in July. Judge Bastian, the chief judge in the Eastern District of Wa…
Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Court-Appointed U.S. Attorney
An Obama-appointed judge blocked President Trump from removing a court-picked U.S. attorney in Washington, a move the White House calls an attack on presidential authority. U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian issued a preliminary injunction reinstating Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington and ordered the Justice Department to treat him as […]
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