Robert M. Duncan, Jr. is the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on August 3, 2017, and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 9, 2017.
Prior to his appointment, Duncan had served for more than a decade as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Kentucky. Beginning in 2011 and continuing until his appointment as United States Attorney, Duncan focused on the prosecution of Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force cases, working with federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel to disrupt and dismantle complex drug trafficking and money laundering organizations operating in the District and elsewhere. From 2007 to 2013, Duncan served as coordinator of the office’s Project Safe Neighborhoods Program, a Department of Justice initiative to reduce gun and gang crime through education, community outreach, and prosecution.
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Opioids in 2021: Enforcement Strategies and Policy Prescriptions
Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Teleforum
TeleforumCriminal Justice Trends and Potential Reform
2018 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Kentucky State Capitol House Chambers700 Capital Ave
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Opioids in 2021: Enforcement Strategies and Policy Prescriptions
Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Teleforum
Opioid deaths in the US rose 29% during the course of the recent COVID pandemic....
Opioids in 2021: Enforcement Strategies and Policy Prescriptions
Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Teleforum
Opioid deaths in the US rose 29% during the course of the recent COVID pandemic....
Criminal Justice Trends and Potential Reform
2018 Kentucky Chapters Conference
On October 29, 2018, the Federalist Society's Kentucky lawyers chapters hosted the second annual Kentucky...
Criminal Justice Trends and Potential Reform
2018 Kentucky Chapters Conference
On October 29, 2018, the Federalist Society's Kentucky lawyers chapters hosted the second annual Kentucky...