Darcie N. McElwee

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.

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. 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. On February 17, 2025, she was terminated as U.S. attorney by the Trump administration.

Maine Superior Court

On February 28, 2025, Governor Janet Mills nominated McElwee to serve as a justice of the Maine Superior Court. Her nomination advanced out of the judicial committee by an 8–2 vote. On March 20, 2025, she was confirmed by the Maine Senate. She was sworn into office on March 28, by Governor Mills.