Robert Troester

At a glance

Robert J. Troester is the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. His career includes civil and criminal litigation in that office, senior Justice Department assignments and earlier work in Oklahoma government and law enforcement.

Summary sources: [1]

Career and documented accomplishments

• Troester joined the district's U.S. Attorney's Office in 1995 and later held positions including first assistant, executive assistant and civil division chief. [1]
• His Washington assignments included deputy director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys in 2001–2002 and associate deputy attorney general and senior counsel in 2017–2018. [1]
• In 2011–2012 he helped assess management and training needs and develop training for supervisory prosecutors in Moldova through DOJ's overseas prosecutorial assistance program. [1]
• He earned a J.D. from Oklahoma City University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. [1]

Role and nomination context

• DOJ identifies his existing U.S. attorney service as beginning March 1, 2021 by district-court appointment. [1]
• PN1022-37 separately nominates him to a four-year term as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. [2]

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed Oct 14, 2026. These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

1. Meet the U.S. Attorney: Robert J. Troester

   U.S. Department of Justice. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.

2. PN1022-37 independently retrieved nomination description

   Library of Congress. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.