New York, NY — A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully fired career federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, and ordered her retroactively reinstated so she can receive back pay and retirement benefits.
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman found that Comey’s July 2025 dismissal violated federal civil service protections, due-process requirements and the constitutional separation of powers.
Comey had served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan for a decade, working on high-profile prosecutions including those of Ghislaine Maxwell and Sean “Diddy” Combs.
She argued that she was fired because of her relationship to her father, a longtime political adversary of President Donald Trump, or because officials perceived her as politically opposed to the administration. The judge did not need to resolve that allegation to find the termination unlawful.
The Justice Department argued that federal prosecutors exercise significant executive authority and therefore can be dismissed without the employment protections imposed by Congress.
Furman rejected that argument, writing that it conflicted with nearly two centuries of Supreme Court precedent limiting presidential removal power in some circumstances.
The ruling grants Comey retroactive reinstatement through December 2025, allowing her to recover lost compensation and preserve retirement benefits. She has since joined a private law firm and is not seeking to return to the Justice Department.
The DOJ did not immediately comment on the decision.
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