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
Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General
In office
2017 – April 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJames Crowell
Succeeded byEd O'Callaghan
Personal details
BornRobert Kyoung Hur
1973 (age 52–53)
New York City, U.S.
PartyRepublican
Children3
EducationHarvard University (BA)
King's College, Cambridge (MPhil)
Stanford University (JD)
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Robert Kyoung Hur (born 1973) is an American lawyer who served 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 investigation into President Joe Biden's alleged mishandling of classified documents during Biden's time as vice president.