Halsey Frank

Halsey B. Frank
United States Attorney for the District of Maine
In office
October 10, 2017 – February 28, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byThomas E. Delahanty II
Succeeded byDarcie N. McElwee
Personal details
EducationWesleyan University
Boston University School of Law

Halsey B. Frank is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Maine from 2017 to 2021. Prior to assuming the role of U.S. Attorney, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maine. Frank previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia and as a trial attorney in the torts branch of the civil division in the United States Department of Justice.[1] He has prosecuted a number of high-profile criminal cases in Maine.[2] Frank was recommended for the position of U.S. Attorney by U.S. Senator Susan Collins.[3] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 3, 2017. He was sworn into office on October 10, 2017. On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.[4] He resigned on February 28, 2021.[5] Frank now serves as State Office Representative for Senator Collins in her Portland, Maine office.

  1. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Second Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". whitehouse.gov. June 29, 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via National Archives.
  2. ^ Hoey, Dennis (June 29, 2017). "Halsey Frank nominated to be top federal prosecutor in Maine". Press Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ^ Harrison, Judy (June 29, 2017). "Longtime federal prosecutor nominated to serve as U.S. attorney for Maine". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ Balsamo, Michael (February 9, 2021). "Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "United States Attorney Halsey Frank Announces Resignation and Highlights Accomplishments During Tenure" (Press release). Portland, Maine: United States Attorney's Office. February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.