Charles Monroe Oberly III (born November 9, 1946)[1] is an American attorney from Delaware. He had served as United States Attorney for the District of Delaware from 2010 to 2017 and had served as Attorney General of Delaware from 1983 to 1995.
Charles Oberly | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of Delaware | |
| In office January 24, 2011 – March 10, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Colm Connolly |
| Succeeded by | David C. Weiss |
| 41st Attorney General of Delaware | |
| In office January 1983 – March 1995 | |
| Governor | Pete du Pont Mike Castle Dale E. Wolf Tom Carper |
| Preceded by | Richard S. Gebelein |
| Succeeded by | M. Jane Brady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1946 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Wesley College (AA) Pennsylvania State University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Early life and education
editOberly was born in 1946 in Wilmington, Delaware.[2] He earned an associate's degree from Wesley College in 1966.[2] Oberly then received a Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University in 1968 and a Juris Doctor from University of Virginia School of Law in 1971.[2]
Career
editOberly was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1994 Delaware Senate election.[3][4] He was defeated by the incumbent Senator, Republican William Roth.[4] Oberly's unsuccessful Senate campaign was managed by Delaware native David Plouffe, who would go on to manage Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.[5] In 1995, he and Kathy Jennings opened their own law firm.[6]
In a publicized 2001 Wilmington trial, Oberly represented a former high school teacher who was accused of raping one of his students. The case ended in a hung jury, and Oberly later secured a plea deal for the former teacher for child endangerment charges.[7]
On September 16, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Oberly to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.[8] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 2010.[9] In March 2017, Oberly was dismissed by United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Our Campaigns: Oberly III, Charles M." ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ a b c Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: Charles Monroe Oberly III Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, (September 13, 2010).
- ^ Theo Lippman Jr., Delaware Attorney General Charles Oberly..., The Baltimore Sun (September 8, 1994).
- ^ a b Chris Cillizza, Can Christine O'Donnell win?, The Fix (September 20, 2010).
- ^ James A. Barnes, Obama's Inner Circle Archived 2008-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, National Journal (March 31, 2008).
- ^ "Former state prosecutor to run for attorney general". Delaware State News. January 9, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware". Newspapers.com. 2001-09-25. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ President Obama Nominates Charles Oberly to Serve as U.S. Attorney, whitehouse.gov (September 16, 2010).
- ^ Andrew Ramonas, Senate Confirms Three U.S. Attorneys Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Main Justice (December 10, 2010).
- ^ "US attorney Oberly says he learned of his ouster from friend". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. March 11, 2017. ISSN 0732-8494. OCLC 8472624. Retrieved March 11, 2017.