Robert Troyer

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
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
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Children2
EducationPomona College (BA)
Boston College (JD)

Early life and education

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]

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

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

He is married and has two children.[10]

References
  1. Environment Reporter Cases · Volume 64 (2008)
  2. 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. "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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