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Darcie N. McElwee (born 1973) 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 Bowdoin College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. When Bowdoin was chartered in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The college offers 34 majors and 36 minors, as well as several joint eng ...
in 1995 and her
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from the University of Maine School of Law in 1998.


Legal 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
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in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maine. Since 2005, she has been the coordinator of Project Safe Neighborhoods.


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. On September 30, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. On October 5, 2021, her nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote. On October 8, 2021, she was sworn in by Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy.


References


External links


Biography at U.S. Department of Justice
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