基因·约翰逊（Gene Johnson）/西雅图——周四，一名法官推翻了唐纳德·特朗普总统解雇西雅图地区由法院任命的联邦检察官的决定。这是围绕美国政府试图控制司法部高级职位任命权而展开的法律争斗中的最新进展。
GENE JOHNSON SEATTLE — A judge on Thursday overturned President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the court-appointed top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle, the latest development in a legal tug-of-war over the administration’s efforts to control who occupies the powerful Justice Department posts. The 17 active and senior judges in the Western District of Washington unanimously named Roger Rogoff, a former judge and veteran prosecutor, U.S. attorney in July, after Trump failed to fill the post with a nominee confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
在特朗普未能任命获得参议院批准的候选人填补该职位后，华盛顿州西区17名在职法官一致决定任命罗杰·罗戈夫（Roger Rogoff）为新的联邦检察官。罗杰·罗戈夫曾担任法官和资深检察官。不到一小时之后，特朗普总统解雇了罗戈夫。罗戈夫随后提起诉讼，美国地方法官斯坦利·巴斯蒂安（Stanley Bastian）在周四的裁决中认定这一解雇行为违法，并恢复了罗戈夫的职务。
The president fired Rogoff less than an hour later. Rogoff sued , and in a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian found the termination unlawful and reinstated him. Bastian noted that when presidents fail to fill a U.S. attorney post with a nominee confirmed by the Senate, federal law authorizes the judges of that district to appoint someone “until the vacancy is filled.”“It does not say ‘until the president fires the person selected,’” Bastian said.
巴斯蒂安指出：“当总统未能任命获得参议院批准的候选人来担任联邦检察官时，联邦法律授权该地区的法官在职位空缺得到填补之前自行任命人选。法律并未规定‘必须等到总统解雇被任命的人’为止。”他最终裁定：“罗杰·罗戈夫自2026年7月15日宣誓就职以来，一直是华盛顿州西区的合法联邦检察官。”司法部在一份书面声明中表示不同意这一裁决，并计划提出上诉。
He concluded: “Mr. Roger Rogoff is the United States attorney for the Western District of Washington and has been the rightful holder of that office since July 15, 2026, when he took the oath of office.”The Justice Department said in a written statement it disagreed with the decision and would appeal. Rogoff is the latest in a series of judicially appointed U.S. attorneys to be ousted by the Trump administration , and he is believed to be the first to sue over the removal, setting up a direct legal battle over the issue.
罗戈夫是特朗普政府解雇的众多由法官任命的联邦检察官中的最新一名；据信他是首位因被解雇而提起诉讼的人，这标志着围绕这一问题的法律斗争正式爆发。通常情况下，联邦检察官由总统任命，但这些职位需要参议院的批准；只有临时任命（最长为120天）除外。如果在临时任命期满前参议院尚未批准任命，该地区的法官有权自行任命新的联邦检察官。
Presidents normally appoint U.S. attorneys, the top federal prosecutor in each judicial district. The positions require Senate confirmation, except in temporary appointments, which can last up to 120 days. When temporary appointments expire before a nominee is confirmed, the judges in a judicial district can name a U.S. attorney.
但在特朗普执政期间，司法部试图让未经确认的检察官无限期留任，通常通过新颖的人事操作手段实现。2025年10月，特朗普任命曾任移民法官的查尔斯·尼尔·弗洛伊德为西雅图临时联邦检察官，但从未将其提名提交参议院。
But under Trump, the Justice Department has sought to leave unconfirmed prosecutors in their positions indefinitely, often through novel personnel maneuvers. Trump named Charles Neil Floyd, who previously served as an immigration judge, interim U.S. attorney in Seattle in October 2025 but never forwarded his nomination to the Senate.
当弗洛伊德担任临时联邦检察官的任期届满后，特朗普仅更改了他的头衔，这一策略政府也在其他联邦司法区尝试过：他被任命为第一副联邦检察官，而首席职位则被留空。
When Floyd’s time as interim U.S. attorney expired, Trump simply shifted his title, a tactic the administration has also tried in other federal judicial districts: It named him first assistant U.S. attorney, while leaving the top post empty.
上个月，特朗普提名华盛顿州东部第一副联邦检察官皮特·塞拉诺出任西雅图联邦检察官。但塞拉诺尚未获得确认，且其提名遭到华盛顿州资深民主党参议员帕蒂·默里反对。
Trump last month nominated Pete Serrano, the first assistant U.S. attorney in eastern Washington, to be the U.S. attorney in Seattle. But Serrano has not been confirmed, and his nomination is opposed by Washington’s senior Democratic senator, Patty Murray.
默里周四在书面声明中表示：“今天的裁决是法治和西部华盛顿民众的重要胜利，他们理应拥有一位对法律而非唐纳德·特朗普负责的联邦检察官。”
“Today’s ruling is an important victory for the rule of law and the people in Western Washington who deserve a U.S. attorney that answers to the law, not Donald Trump,” Murray said in a written statement Thursday.
巴斯蒂安是华盛顿州东部的首席法官。由于西部华盛顿的法官回避，他负责审理此案。
Bastian is the chief judge in eastern Washington. He heard the case because the judges in western Washington were recused.
12月，阿琳娜·哈巴在新泽西州联邦首席检察官职位上辞职，此前上诉法院裁定她非法担任该职务。
In December, Alina Habba resigned as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully .
林赛·哈利根曾对特朗普的两名对手提起起诉，在一位法官裁定她的任命非法，且她对詹姆斯和前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米提起的起诉必须撤销后，她辞去了弗吉尼亚州代理联邦检察官的职务。
Lindsey Halligan, who pursued indictments against a pair of Trump’s adversaries , left her position as an acting U.S. attorney in Virginia after a judge concluded her appointment was unlawful and that indictments she brought against James and former FBI Director James Comey must be dismissed.
当地法官提名了处理刑事和民事案件超过30年的詹姆斯·汉德利，但政府解雇了他。政府还解雇了一名由法院任命的纽约州北部联邦检察官。
The judges there named James Hundley, who had handled criminal and civil cases for more than 30 years, but the administration fired him. It also fired a court-appointed U.S. attorney in northern New York.