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Line 1: {{Short description\|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder \| name = Charles Oberly Line 11 ⟶ 12: \| termstart1 = January 1983 \| termend1 = March 1995 \| governor1 = [[Pete du Pont~~\|Pierre du Pont IV~~]]<br>[[~~Michael~~Mike Castle]]<br>[[Dale E. Wolf]]<br>[[~~Thomas~~Tom Carper]] \| predecessor1 = [[Richard S. Gebelein]] \| successor1 = [[M. Jane Brady]] Line 21 ⟶ 22: \| education = [[Wesley College (Delaware)\|Wesley College]] ([[Associate of Arts\|AA]])<br/>[[Pennsylvania State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts\|BA]])<br/>[[University of Virginia]] ([[Juris Doctor\|JD]]) }} '''Charles Monroe Oberly III''' (born November 9, 1946)<ref name=ourcampaigns_oberly>{{Cite web \| first= \| last= \| url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=13197 \| title=Our Campaigns: Oberly III, Charles M. \| work=ourcampaigns.com \| date= \| access-date=February 12, 2011}}</ref> is an American attorney infrom [[Delaware]]. He had served as [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the District of Delaware\|District of Delaware]] from 2010 to 2017 and had served as [[Delaware Attorney General\|Attorney General of Delaware]] from 1983 to 1995. ==Early life and education== Line 27 ⟶ 28: ==Career== Oberly was the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party's]] nominee in the [[United States Senate election in Delaware, 1994\|1994 Delaware Senate election]].<ref name=baltimore_sun_19940908>Theo Lippman Jr., [https://archive.today/20130117163730/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-09-08/news/1994251117_1_delaware-william-roth-inferiority-complex Delaware Attorney General Charles Oberly...], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' (September 8, 1994).</ref><ref name=thefix_20100920>Chris Cillizza, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120111214600/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/can-christine-odonnell-win.html Can Christine O'Donnell win?], ''[[The Fix (blog)\|The Fix]]'' (September 20, 2010).</ref> He was defeated by the incumbent [[List of United States Senators from Delaware\|Senator]], [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]] [[William V. Roth, Jr.\|William Roth]].<ref name=thefix_20100920/> Oberly's unsuccessful Senate campaign was managed by Delaware native [[David Plouffe]], who would go on to manage [[Barack Obama]]'s [[Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign\|2008 presidential campaign]].<ref name=nj_20080331>James A. Barnes, [http://news.nationaljournal.com/articles/080331nj1.htm Obama's Inner Circle] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023060233/http://news.nationaljournal.com/articles/080331nj1.htm \|date=2008-10-23 }}, ''[[National Journal]]'' (March 31, 2008).</ref> In 1995, he and [[Kathy Jennings]] opened their own law firm.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://delawarestatenews.net/government/former-state-prosecutor-run-attorney-general/ \|title=Former state prosecutor to run for attorney general \|publisher=Delaware State News \|date=January 9, 2018 \|access-date=October 23, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2001-09-25 \|title=The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/165474735/ \|access-date=2024-06-26 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> On September 16, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Oberly to serve as [[U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware\|United States Attorney for the District of Delaware]].<ref name=whgov_20100916>[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/16/president-obama-nominates-charles-oberly-serve-us-attorney President Obama Nominates Charles Oberly to Serve as U.S. Attorney], ''[[whitehouse.gov]]'' (September 16, 2010).</ref> He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on December 10, 2010.<ref name=mj_20101210>Andrew Ramonas, [http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/12/10/senate-confirms-three-u-s-attorneys/ Senate Confirms Three U.S. Attorneys] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218111142/http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/12/10/senate-confirms-three-u-s-attorneys/ \|date=2010-12-18 }}, ''Main Justice'' (December 10, 2010).</ref>▼ ▲On September 16, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Oberly to serve as [[U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware\|United States Attorney for the District of Delaware]].<ref name=whgov_20100916>[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/16/president-obama-nominates-charles-oberly-serve-us-attorney President Obama Nominates Charles Oberly to Serve as U.S. Attorney], ''[[whitehouse.gov]]'' (September 16, 2010).</ref> He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on December 10, 2010.<ref name=mj_20101210>Andrew Ramonas, [http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/12/10/senate-confirms-three-u-s-attorneys/ Senate Confirms Three U.S. Attorneys] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218111142/http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/12/10/senate-confirms-three-u-s-attorneys/ \|date=2010-12-18 }}, ''Main Justice'' (December 10, 2010).</ref> In March 2017, Oberly was dismissed by [[United States Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]].<ref name="Oberly">{{cite news \|date=March 11, 2017 \|title=US attorney Oberly says he learned of his ouster from friend \|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/11/us-attorney-oberly-says-he-learned-of-his-ouster-f/ \|access-date=March 11, 2017 \|work=[[The Washington Times]] \|location=Washington, D.C. \|issn=0732-8494 \|oclc=8472624}}</ref> ==See also== Line 40 ⟶ 43: {{s-legal}} {{s-bef\|before=[[Richard S. Gebelein]]}} {{s-ttl\|title=[[~~Delaware Attorney General\|~~Attorney General of Delaware]]\|years=1983–1995}} {{s-aft\|after=[[M. Jane Brady]]}} \|- {{s-bef\|before=[[Colm Connolly]]}} {{s-ttl\|title=[[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the District of Delaware\|District of Delaware]]\|years=2011–2017}} {{s-aft\|after=[[David C. Weiss]]}} \|- {{s-ppo}} Line 52 ⟶ 59: [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:~~People~~Politicians from Wilmington, Delaware]] [[Category:Wesley College (Delaware) alumni]] [[Category:Pennsylvania State University alumni]] [[Category:University of Virginia School of Law alumni]] [[Category:Delaware lawyers]] [[Category:Delaware ~~Attorneys~~attorneys ~~General~~general]] [[Category:United States Attorneys for the District of Delaware]] [[Category:Delaware Democrats]]