Charles Monroe Oberly III (born November 9, 1946)
is an American attorney from
Delaware
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. He had served as
United States Attorney
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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
Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...
.
[Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: Charles Monroe Oberly III]
, (September 13, 2010). He earned an
associate's degree
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The fi ...
from
Wesley College in 1966.
[ Oberly then received a ]Bachelor of Arts
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from Pennsylvania State University
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in 1968 and a Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
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.]
Delaware Attorney General Charles Oberly...
''The Baltimore Sun
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'' (September 8, 1994).[Chris Cillizza]
Can Christine O'Donnell win?
'' The Fix'' (September 20, 2010). He was defeated by the incumbent Senator
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, Republican
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William Roth
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.[ Oberly's unsuccessful Senate campaign was managed by Delaware native ]David Plouffe
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, who would go on to manage Barack Obama
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's 2008 presidential campaign.[James A. Barnes]
Obama's Inner Circle
, ''National Journal
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'' (March 31, 2008). In 1995, he and Kathy Jennings
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Early life and education
Jennings earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Universit ...
opened their own law firm.[President Obama Nominates Charles Oberly to Serve as U.S. Attorney]
''whitehouse.gov
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'' (September 16, 2010). He was confirmed by the United States Senate
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on December 10, 2010.[Andrew Ramonas]
Senate Confirms Three U.S. Attorneys
, ''Main Justice'' (December 10, 2010).
See also
* 2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys
References
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1946 births
Living people
People from Wilmington, Delaware
Wesley College (Delaware) alumni
Pennsylvania State University alumni
University of Virginia School of Law alumni
Delaware lawyers
Delaware Attorneys General
United States Attorneys for the District of Delaware
Delaware Democrats