Robert Campbell Troyer[1][2] (born December 15, 1960) is an American lawyer from Colorado who formerly served as United States Attorney for the District of Colorado.[3]
Robert Troyer | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of Colorado | |
| In office November 17, 2017 – October 25, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John F. Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Jason R. Dunn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Campbell Troyer December 15, 1960 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Pomona College (BA) Boston College (JD) |
Early life and education
editHe was born on December 15, 1960, in Denver, Colorado and later grew up in Maryland.[2][4] He graduated from Pomona College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1984 and from Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctor degree in 1990.[5] While attending Boston Law he served as Solicitations Editor for the Boston College Law Review.[4] After graduating from college he taught high school English in Washington, DC for several years and worked during the summers as a commercial fisherman in Alaska.[4]
Legal career
editFrom 1990 to 1993 he practiced civil litigation with the law firm of Ropes & Gray in Boston, Massachusetts.[4] From 1993 to 1999 he practiced law with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck in Denver. From 1999 to 2004 he was drug and violent-crime prosecutor with the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado.[4] From 2004 to 2010 he was a partner with Hogan Lovells in Denver.[4] From 2010 to 2016 he served as a First Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado.[4]
After leaving the U.S. Attorney's office, Troyer was hired to prepare a report on sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Colorado.[6]
U.S. Attorney
editTroyer became acting U.S. Attorney on August 12, 2016, upon the departure of John F. Walsh.[7] On November 17, 2017, he was appointed by Jeff Sessions[8] and served until October 25, 2018,[9] when he was succeeded by Jason R. Dunn.
Personal life
editHe is married and has two children.[10]
References
edit- ^ Environment Reporter Cases · Volume 64 (2008)
- ^ a b Hubbell, Martindale (September 1998). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (1999): Volume 4 - Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561603244.
- ^ "Meet the U.S. Attorney". United States Department of Justice. November 17, 2017. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bob Troyer Takes Helm as Acting United States Attorney". www.justice.gov. August 11, 2016.
- ^ "Robert C Troyer Profile | Denver, CO Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
- ^ Miller, Blair (October 23, 2019). "Report detailing decades of child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Colorado shows 160+ incidents". KMGH-TV.
- ^ Fulcher, Michelle P. (August 11, 2016). "Outgoing US Attorney Grappled With New Marijuana Laws, Terrorism". Colorado Public Radio.
- ^ Paul, Jesse (November 17, 2017). "Colorado's acting U.S. attorney one step closer to getting the job for good as Trump lags on nomination". The Denver Post.
- ^ Sherry, Allison (October 25, 2018). "Bob Troyer, State's Outgoing Federal Prosecutor, Says Cricket Farming's Next". Colorado Public Radio.
- ^ "Robert Troyer CLE". cle.cobar.org.