Desiree Leigh Grace

Desiree Leigh Grace (born 1987 or 1988) is an American federal prosecutor.

Early life and education Desiree Leigh Grace was born in 1987 or 1988. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park and the Seton Hall University School of Law, where she was the managing editor of the Seton Hall Law Review.

Career Grace clerked for New Jersey Supreme Court chief justice Stuart Rabner and United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit judge Morton Ira Greenberg. She was a litigation associate in the product liability and the business litigation practices at McCarter & English for two years. The judges invoked an authority to appoint Grace as the acting attorney to occupy the vacancy after Habba's term ends while a nominee is confirmed by the United States Senate. Hours later, Grace received an email stating she was fired as First Assistant U.S. attorney; attorney general Pam Bondi announced the move on X. Nonetheless, Grace has asserted on her LinkedIn page that she will accept the position when Habba's term ends "according to the law". On July 24, Habba announced that the Trump administration had withdrawn her nomination, allowing her to become the acting attorney for approximately seven months and denying Grace the position.

Personal life Grace is a registered Republican.