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联邦法官取消比尔·埃赛利在洛杉矶代理美国检察官资格
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一名联邦法官裁定比尔·埃赛利非法担任洛杉矶代理美国检察官，但允许他继续担任第一助理美国检察官。
一名联邦法官已取消比尔·埃赛利担任加利福尼亚中区代理美国检察官的资格，裁定其任命违反联邦法律。法官J·迈克尔·西布赖特认定，自2025年7月29日埃赛利从临时美国检察官转为代理美国检察官以来，他一直非法担任该职务。
“简单来说：埃赛利非法担任了加利福尼亚中区代理美国检察官的职务。自2025年7月29日他辞去临时职务以来，他一直非法担任该职务，”西布赖特写道。
尽管作出此裁决，西布赖特法官允许埃赛利继续担任第一助理美国检察官，该职位无需参议院确认。法官还拒绝撤销三起案件中的起诉书，这些案件中辩护律师曾质疑埃赛利的权威，理由是其他检察官合法签署了起诉书，且埃赛利的参与似乎未导致程序正义的违反。
此决定是对特朗普政府未经参议院确认任命代理美国检察官的司法挑战的一个更广泛趋势的一部分。新泽西和内华达州也出现了类似裁决，法院认定代理美国检察官的任职无效。
司法部辩称，埃赛利的任命依据《联邦空缺改革法》有效，该法允许某些官员临时履行需要参议院确认的空缺职位职责。然而，西布赖特法官的裁决凸显了司法机关对这类任命日益严格的审查。
截至目前，司法部尚未宣布是否会上诉该裁决。埃赛利办公室也未就该裁决发表公开声明。
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