United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota

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United States Attorney federal prosecutor position

The United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district of Minnesota.

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Label	Occurrences
United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota canonical	3
United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota Territory	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T789465 — 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 Minnesota
Context triple: [Executive Office for United States Attorneys, hasSubordinateOrganization, United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota]

A. United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii
The United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district of Hawaii.
B. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in the nation’s capital.
C. United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Northern District of Illinois, which includes Chicago and surrounding areas.
D. United States Attorney for the Central District of California
The United States Attorney for the Central District of California is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in one of the nation’s largest and most populous federal judicial districts, centered in the Los Angeles area.
E. United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Middle District of Florida.
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 Minnesota
Target entity description: The United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district of Minnesota.

A. United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii
The United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district of Hawaii.
B. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in the nation’s capital.
C. United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Northern District of Illinois, which includes Chicago and surrounding areas.
D. United States Attorney for the Central District of California
The United States Attorney for the Central District of California is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in one of the nation’s largest and most populous federal judicial districts, centered in the Los Angeles area.
E. United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Middle District of Florida.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney ⓘ federal prosecutor position ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
canBe	removed by the President of the United States ⓘ
category	United States Attorneys for the District of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: United States Attorneys
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Minnesota state and local prosecutors ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defends	United States in civil actions in Minnesota ⓘ
enforces	federal criminal statutes in Minnesota ⓘ
governmentLevel	federal ⓘ
hasSubdivision	Appellate or Appeals Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: United States Attorneys’ Offices appellate units Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota ⓘ Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota ⓘ
historicalContinuity	continuous office since creation of the District of Minnesota ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota federal judicial district of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
levelOfCourt	federal district court ⓘ
locatedIn	Minnesota ⓘ
nominatingProcess	presidential nomination with Senate advice and consent ⓘ
officeType	United States Attorney’s Office ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney’s Offices
oversees	United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney’s Offices
partOf	Executive Branch of the United States ⓘ linked to: executive branch of the United States United States Department of Justice ⓘ
primaryCourt	United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ⓘ
regionServed	State of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Minnesota
reportsTo	United States Attorney General ⓘ
represents	United States government ⓘ United States in civil cases ⓘ United States in criminal cases ⓘ linked to: United States is real party in interest
requires	Senate confirmation ⓘ license to practice law ⓘ presidential appointment ⓘ
responsibleFor	federal civil litigation in Minnesota ⓘ federal criminal prosecutions in Minnesota ⓘ representing federal agencies in court in Minnesota ⓘ
scope	federal law enforcement in Minnesota ⓘ
seat	Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Minneapolis Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
supervises	Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Assistant United States Attorneys
termLength	serves at the pleasure of the President ⓘ
titleHolderType	lawyer ⓘ
worksWith	Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ United States Marshals Service ⓘ federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota ⓘ

Rensselaer Russell Nelson → previousPosition → United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota Territory ⓘ

linked to: United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota

D. Minn. → associatedWith → United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota ⓘ

Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota → reportsTo → United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota ⓘ

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