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Robert Troyer
United States Attorney for the District of Colorado
In office
November 17, 2017 – October 25, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJohn F. Walsh
Succeeded byJason R. Dunn
Personal details
Born
Robert Campbell Troyer

(1960-12-15) December 15, 1960 (age 63)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Children2
EducationPomona College (BA)
Boston College (JD)

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]

Early life and education

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He 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]

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From 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

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Troyer 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

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He is married and has two children.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Environment Reporter Cases · Volume 64 (2008)
  2. ^ a b Hubbell, Martindale (September 1998). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (1999): Volume 4 - Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561603244.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Bob Troyer Takes Helm as Acting United States Attorney". www.justice.gov. August 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "Robert C Troyer Profile | Denver, CO Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
  6. ^ Miller, Blair (October 23, 2019). "Report detailing decades of child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Colorado shows 160+ incidents". KMGH-TV.
  7. ^ Fulcher, Michelle P. (August 11, 2016). "Outgoing US Attorney Grappled With New Marijuana Laws, Terrorism". Colorado Public Radio.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Sherry, Allison (October 25, 2018). "Bob Troyer, State's Outgoing Federal Prosecutor, Says Cricket Farming's Next". Colorado Public Radio.
  10. ^ "Robert Troyer CLE". cle.cobar.org.
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