Attorney General Scott Pruitt Tuesday announced the hiring of new First Assistant Attorney General Trent Shores, who was most recently an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma where he also served as the Tribal Liaison and Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator.
“Trent is an exceptional attorney, and he will be a tremendous asset to all Oklahomans and our office’s mission to uphold the rule of law,” Pruitt said. “We are fortunate to welcome a dedicated public servant like Trent to the Attorney General’s Office, and I look forward to his counsel as First Assistant.”
In his capacity as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Shores prosecuted human trafficking and child exploitation crimes, organized crime and drug trafficking organizations and corrupt public officials, as well as violent and white collar crimes committed in Indian Country.
Prior to his role in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Shores served as the Deputy Director of the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Tribal Justice in Washington and participated in multinational negotiations at the United Nations as a representative of the United States. Shores also previously served in the administration of former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating as a public policy specialist.
“I am honored Attorney General Pruitt asked me to serve as First Assistant,” Shores said. “In this new role, I look forward to serving the people of Oklahoma and fulfilling the benchmark the Attorney General has set for this office.”
Shores graduated with the Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma. Shores is a faculty member of the National Judicial College and a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
