Celebrating the birthday of Robert H. Jackson in nearby Spring Creek PA, this year's Jackson Day in Warren event will feature a keynote address by Acting United States Attorney, Troy Rivetti.
While we'd love to see you in person for the 7 p.m. keynote address at the Warren County Courthouse Thursday, February 13, we understand that's not always possible.
We are pleased to offer a Zoom broadcast of Mr. Rivetti's address for your convenience; Click here to register.
Mr. Rivetti currently leads the US Attorney Office covering the Western District of Pennsylvania, where he oversees an office of approximately 125 prosecutors, civil litigators, and professional staff in three offices, serving more than 3 million citizens.
Mr. Rivetti’s career in the Department of Justice has spanned more than 25 years. Prior to his current role, Mr. Rivetti held a series of leadership positions in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including serving as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney from June 2023 to January 2025, and from November 2021 to February 2023. He also served as the Chief of the Criminal Division from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Rivetti joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 1997. Throughout his career as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Rivetti’s primary area of concentration has involved the investigation and prosecution of violent crime, including large-scale drug trafficking organizations and firearms offenses.
Mr. Rivetti obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dickenson College and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University. Following graduation from law school, Mr. Rivetti was employed for five years as a litigation associate at a large Pittsburgh law firm. He then served as a law clerk for two years for the Honorable D. Brooks Smith.
In-person or remote viewing, we look forward to celebrating Justice Jackson's legacy with you!
The Robert H. Jackson Center is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization that is dedicated to presenting accurate and balanced information about complex issues. The opinions expressed by various guest speakers, panelists, and authors do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center, its Board, and supporters.
The Center fulfills its educational mission by welcoming diverse views and by providing a forum to explore a wide range of perspectives on often controversial legal and public policy issues. While we make an effort to ensure the information we provide is accurate and balanced, we welcome your comments, suggestions, or correction of any factual errors.
Since 2001, the Robert H. Jackson Center has preserved the values embodied in the life and works of Robert H. Jackson, who served as U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and Chief U.S. Prosecutor of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Through programs, presentations, exhibits, media, internships, and scholarship, the Center seeks to demonstrate to current and future generations the relevance and applicability of Justice Jackson’s ideas and writings. The Center provides educational content on the United States Constitution and Supreme Court, civil rights, the legacy of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and international human rights, and the rule of law. During his illustrious career, Justice Jackson addressed these subjects, and the Center recognizes his thinking remains relevant today.
