Charles Monroe Oberly III (born November 9, 1946) 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.
Early life and education Oberly was born in 1946 in Wilmington, Delaware.Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: Charles Monroe Oberly III , (September 13, 2010). He earned an associate's degree from Wesley College in 1966. 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.
Career Oberly was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1994 Delaware Senate election.Theo Lippman Jr., , The Baltimore Sun (September 8, 1994).Chris Cillizza, Can Christine O'Donnell win?, The Fix (September 20, 2010). He was defeated by the incumbent senator, Republican William Roth. Oberly's unsuccessful Senate campaign was managed by Delaware native David Plouffe, who would go on to manage Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.James A. Barnes, Obama's Inner Circle , National Journal (March 31, 2008). In 1995, he and Kathy Jennings opened their own law firm.
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.
On September 16, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Oberly to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.President Obama Nominates Charles Oberly to Serve as U.S. Attorney, whitehouse.gov (September 16, 2010). He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 2010.Andrew Ramonas, Senate Confirms Three U.S. Attorneys , Main Justice (December 10, 2010). In March 2017, Oberly was dismissed by United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
See also 2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys
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