Robert M. Duncan Jr.
Robert M. Duncan Jr. | |
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| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky | |
| Assumed office November 21, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Kerry B. Harvey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Ashland, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Relations | Mike Duncan (father)[1] |
| Education | Centre College University of Kentucky College of Law, (JD) |
Robert M. Duncan Jr. (born 1978) is an American attorney who currently serves as the United States Attorney in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Prior to assuming his current role, Duncan Jr. served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the same district. A graduate of Centre College and the University of Kentucky College of Law, Duncan Jr. clerked for Henry Rupert Wilhoit Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Serving as an Assistant United States Attorney from 2005 until 2017, he prosecuted complex drug trafficking, money laundering, firearms offenses, and violent crime.[2][3] Duncan was nominated for his current post by President Donald Trump on August 3, 2017, confirmed by the Senate on November 9, 2017, and was sworn in by Karen Caldwell, Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Kentucky, on November 21, 2017.[4]
References
- ^ "Two Central Kentucky men getting federal posts from Trump". Lexington Herald Leader. August 3, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixth Wave of Judicial Candidates and Fifth Wave of U.S. Attorney Candidates". The White House. August 3, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Attorney, judge nominated for Eastern District of Kentucky". Kentucky Today. August 3, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Robert M. Duncan, Jr. Sworn In As United States Attorney". www.justice.gov.
