Darcie N. McElwee explained

Darcie N. McElwee
Office:United States Attorney for the District of Maine
Term Start:October 8, 2021
President:Joe Biden
Predecessor:Halsey Frank
Birth Name:Darcie Nicole McElwee
Birth Date:4 February 1973
Birth Place:Portland, Maine
Education:Bowdoin College (AB)
University of Maine (JD)

Darcie N. McElwee (born 1973)[1] is an American lawyer who is the United States Attorney for the District of Maine.

Education

McElwee received her Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College in 1995 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School of Law in 1998.[2]

Career

McElwee began her legal career as an assistant district attorney for the Penobscot and Piscataquis counties in Maine from 1998 to 2002. Between 2005 and 2008, McElwee was an adjunct professor of advanced trial advocacy at the University of Maine School of Law. From 2002 to 2021, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maine. Since 2005, she has been the coordinator of Project Safe Neighborhoods.[2]

U.S. attorney for the District of Maine

On August 10, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated McElwee to be the United States attorney for the District of Maine.[3] On September 30, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[4] On October 5, 2021, her nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[5] On October 8, 2021, she was sworn in by Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 8, 2021.
  2. President Biden Announces Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys . August 10, 2021 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . August 10, 2021.
  3. Nominations Sent to the Senate . August 11, 2021 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  4. Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of U.S. Attorney Nominations . September 30, 2021 . United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary . October 7, 2021.
  5. Web site: October 5, 2021 . PN1039 - Nomination of Darcie N. McElwee for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) . October 7, 2021 . www.congress.gov.
  6. Web site: October 8, 2021. Darcie N. McElwee Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine. October 9, 2021. www.justice.gov. en.

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