Robert Hur

Robert Hur
Official portrait, 2018
Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice
In office
January 12, 2023 – March 11, 2024
Appointed byMerrick Garland
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland
In office
April 9, 2018 – February 15, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byRod Rosenstein
Succeeded byErek Barron
Personal details
Born
Robert Kyoung Hur

1973 (age 50–51)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationHarvard University (BA)
King's College, Cambridge (BA)
Stanford University (JD)

Robert Kyoung Hur (born 1973) is an American lawyer appointed by Donald Trump to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General with the U.S. Department of Justice. Hur oversaw the 2023–2024 investigation into President Joe Biden's alleged mishandling of classified documents during Biden's time as vice president.

  1. ^ Marimow, Ann E.; Stein, Perry (January 12, 2023). "Robert Hur, a 'No Nonsense' Former Prosecutor, Will Examine Biden Documents". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 13, 2023. Hur is a registered Republican, according to Maryland voter records.