United States Attorney for the District of Maine

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United States Attorney position federal prosecutorial office

The United States Attorney for the District of Maine is the chief federal prosecutor and representative of the U.S. Department of Justice for federal cases arising within the state of Maine.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
United States Attorney for the District of Maine canonical	1
United States Attorneys for the District of Maine	1
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4588512 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Attorney for the District of Maine
Context triple: [George J. Mitchell, positionHeld, United States Attorney for the District of Maine]

A. United States Attorney for the District of Vermont
The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont is the chief federal prosecutor in Vermont, responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the district.
B. United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
The United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district of Massachusetts.
C. United States Attorney for the District of Alaska
The United States Attorney for the District of Alaska is the chief federal prosecutor and representative of the U.S. government in civil and criminal cases within the federal judicial district covering the state of Alaska.
D. Assistant United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts
Assistant United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts are federal prosecutors who represent the United States in criminal and civil cases within the District of Massachusetts under the direction of the U.S. Attorney.
E. United States Attorney for the District of Oregon
The United States Attorney for the District of Oregon is the chief federal prosecutor and representative of the U.S. government in civil and criminal cases within the federal judicial district covering the state of Oregon.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Attorney for the District of Maine
Target entity description: The United States Attorney for the District of Maine is the chief federal prosecutor and representative of the U.S. Department of Justice for federal cases arising within the state of Maine.

A. United States Attorney for the District of Vermont
The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont is the chief federal prosecutor in Vermont, responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the district.
B. United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
The United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district of Massachusetts.
C. United States Attorney for the District of Alaska
The United States Attorney for the District of Alaska is the chief federal prosecutor and representative of the U.S. government in civil and criminal cases within the federal judicial district covering the state of Alaska.
D. Assistant United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts
Assistant United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts are federal prosecutors who represent the United States in criminal and civil cases within the District of Massachusetts under the direction of the U.S. Attorney.
E. United States Attorney for the District of Oregon
The United States Attorney for the District of Oregon is the chief federal prosecutor and representative of the U.S. government in civil and criminal cases within the federal judicial district covering the state of Oregon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney position ⓘ federal prosecutorial office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	federal law ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
category	United States Attorneys for the District of Maine ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney for the District of Maine
collaboratesWith	federal law enforcement agencies operating in Maine ⓘ state and local law enforcement agencies in Maine ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdFor	District of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine District of Massachusetts
hasAdditionalOfficesIn	Bangor, Maine ⓘ
hasSeatIn	Portland, Maine ⓘ
heads	United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney for the District of Maine
historicalNote	the office dates back to the early years of the federal judiciary following the creation of the District of Maine ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Maine ⓘ linked to: Province of Maine state of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine
legalBasis	28 U.S.C. § 541 ⓘ Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude	various presidential appointees over time ⓘ
officeType	chief federal prosecutor ⓘ
oversees	asset forfeiture actions in the District of Maine ⓘ civil litigation involving the United States in Maine ⓘ criminal prosecutions for violations of federal law in Maine ⓘ
partOf	Executive Branch of the United States Government ⓘ linked to: executive branch of the United States United States Department of Justice ⓘ
reportsTo	Attorney General of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney General
represents	United States Department of Justice in the District of Maine ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Justice United States of America in federal court in Maine ⓘ
responsibleFor	collecting debts owed to the United States in Maine ⓘ defending the United States in civil suits in Maine ⓘ enforcement of federal criminal laws in Maine ⓘ
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the District of Maine ⓘ
subjectTo	policies and guidelines of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ
supervises	Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Maine ⓘ
termLength	4 years, subject to continuation until a successor is appointed and qualified ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George J. Mitchell → positionHeld → United States Attorney for the District of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: George Mitchell

United States Attorney for the District of Maine → heads → United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine ⓘ

linked to: United States Attorney for the District of Maine

United States Attorney for the District of Maine → category → United States Attorneys for the District of Maine ⓘ