A senior Manhattan prosecutor is set to take over the Pedro Hernandez case.
Joel Seidemann will retry the man accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979.
Former prosecutor Joan Illuzzi stepped down last week, after she was chosen as the Republican nominee for Staten Island district attorney.
Jurors settled on a mistrial after they were deadlocked on the 18th day of deliberations.
It's not yet clear when the second trial will start.