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Brian J. Kuester
Brian J. Kuester was nominated by President Donald Trump on July 19, 2017, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 14, 2017. He took the oath of office on September 25, 2017, from Chief United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the Honorable Ronald A. White.
Brian J. Kuester served as the District Attorney for Oklahoma’s 27th Prosecuto-
rial District immediately preceding his appointment as United States Attorney. He was elected in November 2010 and re-elected in 2014. District 27 is comprised of Adair, Cherokee, Se-
quoyah, and Wagoner Counties and has a staff of 50.
Kuester resides in Wagoner County with Laura, his wife of 25 years, and three children.
Prior to becoming DA, Kuester worked as staff counsel for Allstate Insurance Company from 2008 to 2010. From 2003 to 2008, Kuester was an Assistant District Attorney for the Tulsa County District Attorney. While there, he prosecuted a broad variety of cases including murder, robbery, burglary, drug trafficking, and child abuse. He also served as the Director of Crimes Against Children in 2007 and 2008. From 2000 to 2003, he was an associate attorney for Robinett Osmond, a Tulsa civil litigation firm. He received his law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2000. He has been a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association since September 2000 and is admitted to practice in the Federal Districts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma.
Prior to attending law school, Kuester, a native of Missouri, was a police officer, serving the Fulton and Springfield, Missouri Police Departments for nearly seven years combined. He received a B.S. in Criminal Justice Administration in 1990 from Central Missouri State University. Kuester resides in Wagoner County with Laura, his wife of 25 years, and three children.