United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania

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United States Attorney federal prosecutor position

The United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the western region of Pennsylvania.

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Label	Occurrences
United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania canonical	7
Office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T789459 — 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 Western District of Pennsylvania
Context triple: [Executive Office for United States Attorneys, hasSubordinateOrganization, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania]

A. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
B. United States Attorney for the District of Colorado
The United States Attorney for the District of Colorado is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district of Colorado.
C. United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
The United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the western region of North Carolina.
D. United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the western region of Tennessee.
E. United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Pennsylvania.
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 Western District of Pennsylvania
Target entity description: The United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the western region of Pennsylvania.

A. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
B. United States Attorney for the District of Colorado
The United States Attorney for the District of Colorado is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district of Colorado.
C. United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
The United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the western region of North Carolina.
D. United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the western region of Tennessee.
E. United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the western region of Pennsylvania.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney ⓘ federal prosecutor position ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate ⓘ
category	United States Attorneys for Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: United States Attorneys
confirmationBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
districtCovers	federal civil cases involving the United States in the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ federal criminal cases arising in the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ western region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
governmentBranch	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
hasLevel	federal ⓘ
hasTitle	United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ
jurisdiction	Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ federal court system of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
legalSystem	common law system of the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	Western Pennsylvania ⓘ
memberOf	Executive Office for United States Attorneys ⓘ
nominatingAuthority	President of the United States ⓘ
officeHoldsAuthorityOver	Office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
officeType	United States Attorney’s Office ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney’s Offices
partOf	Executive Branch of the United States government ⓘ linked to: executive branch of the United States United States Department of Justice ⓘ
primaryFunction	enforcement of federal law in the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ litigation on behalf of the United States in the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ
reportsTo	Attorney General of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney General
represents	United States government ⓘ
responsibleFor	prosecution of federal crimes in the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ representation of the United States in civil litigation in the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ chief federal prosecutor in the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ
seat	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
supervises	Assistant United States Attorneys for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ
worksWith	federal investigative agencies operating in the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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 Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania → hasPosition → United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania → officeHoldsAuthorityOver → Office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ

linked to: United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania

United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania → hasTitle → United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ

Assistant United States Attorneys for the Western District of Pennsylvania → partOf → Office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ

linked to: United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Assistant United States Attorneys for the Western District of Pennsylvania → appointedBy → United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ

Assistant United States Attorneys for the Western District of Pennsylvania → supervisedBy → United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ

Assistant United States Attorneys for the Western District of Pennsylvania → reportsTo → United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ

Dick Thornburgh → positionHeld → United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ⓘ

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