Charles Oberly

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
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	(1946-11-09) November 9, 1946 (age 78) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Wesley College (AA) Pennsylvania State University (BA) University of Virginia (JD)

Early life and education

Oberly 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

Oberly 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

• 2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys

References

1. "Our Campaigns: Oberly III, Charles M." ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
2. Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: Charles Monroe Oberly III Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, (September 13, 2010).
3. Theo Lippman Jr., Delaware Attorney General Charles Oberly..., The Baltimore Sun (September 8, 1994).
4. Chris Cillizza, Can Christine O'Donnell win?, The Fix (September 20, 2010).
5. James A. Barnes, Obama's Inner Circle Archived 2008-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, National Journal (March 31, 2008).
6. "Former state prosecutor to run for attorney general". Delaware State News. January 9, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
7. "The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware". Newspapers.com. 2001-09-25. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
8. President Obama Nominates Charles Oberly to Serve as U.S. Attorney, whitehouse.gov (September 16, 2010).
9. Andrew Ramonas, Senate Confirms Three U.S. Attorneys Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Main Justice (December 10, 2010).
10. "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.

Legal offices
Preceded by Richard S. Gebelein	Attorney General of Delaware 1983–1995	Succeeded by M. Jane Brady
Preceded by Colm Connolly	United States Attorney for the District of Delaware 2011–2017	Succeeded by David C. Weiss
Party political offices
Preceded by Shien Biau Woo	Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Delaware (Class 1) 1994	Succeeded by Tom Carper