A federal judge ruled Monday that the Department of Justice's firing last year of New York federal prosecutor Maurene Comey , the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey , was unlawful.

Judge Jesse Furman, in his ruling , also granted Maurene Comey retroactive reinstatement and back pay as an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from her termination on July 16, 2025, through Dec. 20, 2025, when the judge inferred she accepted another job.

The DOJ said it would appeal Furman's ruling in which the judge rejected the department's arguments that the attorney general had authority to dismiss Comey without cause. The case is in in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

Comey's lawyers, in a statement, said, "This hard-earned victory belongs to Ms.…