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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Charles Monroe Oberly, III
| image = Charles Oberly US Attorney.JPG
| office = [[U.S.United States Attorney]] for the District of Delaware|[[United States AttorneyDistrict Court for the District of Delaware|District of Delaware]]▼
| imagesize = 200px
| captiontermstart = January 24, 2011
| termend = March 10, 2017
▲| office = [[U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware|United States Attorney for the District of Delaware]]
| president = [[Barack Obama]]<br>[[Donald Trump]]
| termstart = 2010
| termendpredecessor = March 10,= [[Colm 2017Connolly]]
| presidentsuccessor = [[BarackDavid Obama]]<br>[[DonaldC. TrumpWeiss]]
| office2office1 = 41st [[Delaware Attorney General|Attorney General of Delaware]]▼
| predecessor = [[Colm Connolly]]▼
| successortermstart1 = January 1983
| termend1 = March 1995
▲| office2 = 41st [[Delaware Attorney General|Attorney General of Delaware]]
| governor1 = [[Pete du Pont]]<br>[[Mike Castle]]<br>[[Dale E. Wolf]]<br>[[Tom Carper]]
| termstart2 = January 1983
| termend2predecessor1 = March[[Richard S. 1995Gebelein]]
| successor2successor1 = [[M. Jane Brady]]▼
| appointer2 =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|11|9}}
| predecessor2 = Richard S. Gebelein
| birth_place = [[Wilmington, Delaware]], [[United States|U.S.]]▼
▲| successor2 = M. Jane Brady
| birth_datedeath_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|11|9}} =
| death_place = ▼
▲| birth_place = [[Wilmington, Delaware]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| death_date =
| alma_matereducation = [[Wesley College (Delaware)|Wesley College]] <small>([[Associate of Arts|A.A.AA]])</small><br/>[[Pennsylvania State University]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.BA]])</small><br/>[[University of Virginia School of Law]] <small>([[Juris Doctor|J.D.JD]])</small>▼
▲| death_place =
▲| alma_mater = [[Wesley College (Delaware)|Wesley College]] <small>([[Associate of Arts|A.A.]])</small><br/>[[Pennsylvania State University]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])</small><br/>[[University of Virginia School of Law]] <small>([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]])</small>
}}
'''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= | accessdateaccess-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.▼
 
▲'''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= | accessdate=February 12, 2011}}</ref> is an attorney in [[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==
Oberly was born in 1946 in [[Wilmington, Delaware]].<ref name=us_attorney_senate_questionnaire>[http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/111thCongressExecutiveNominations/USAttorneys/upload/USA-Oberly.pdf Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: Charles Monroe Oberly, III] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061624/http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/111thCongressExecutiveNominations/USAttorneys/upload/USA-Oberly.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}, (September 13, 2010).</ref> He earned an [[associate's degree]] from [[Wesley College (Delaware)|Wesley College]] in 1966.<ref name=us_attorney_senate_questionnaire/> 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.<ref name=us_attorney_senate_questionnaire/>
 
==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|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>[httphttps://wwwobamawhitehouse.whitehousearchives.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==
▲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>[http://www.whitehouse.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], ''Main Justice'' (December 10, 2010).</ref>
* [[2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys]]
 
==References==
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[[Category:University of Virginia School of Law alumni]]
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[[Category:United States Attorneys for the District of Delaware]]
[[Category:Delaware Democrats]]
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