Charles Monroe Oberly, III (born November 9, 1946) is an attorney in Delaware

Delaware

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. He currently serves as United States Attorney

United States Attorney

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 for the District of Delaware

United States District Court for the District of Delaware

The United States District Court for the District of Delaware is the Federal district court having jurisdiction over the entire state of Delaware. The Court sits in Wilmington...

 and served as Attorney General of Delaware

Delaware Attorney General

The Attorney General of Delaware is a constitutional officer of the U.S. state of Delaware, and is the chief law officer and the head of the State Department of Justice.-Description of the office:...

 from 1983 to 1995.

Early life and education

Oberly was born in 1946 in Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

. He earned an associate's degree

Associate's degree

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 from Wesley College in 1966. Oberly then received a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 from Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

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 in 1968 and a Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor

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 from University of Virginia School of Law

University of Virginia School of Law

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 in 1971.

Career

Oberly was the Democratic Party's

Democratic Party (United States)

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 nominee in the 1994 Delaware Senate election

United States Senate election in Delaware, 1994

The 1994 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator William Roth won re-election to a fifth term.-Results:...

. He was defeated by incumbent Senator William Roth

William V. Roth, Jr.

William Victor "Bill" Roth, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Representative and U.S...

. Oberly's unsuccessful Senate campaign was managed by Delaware native David Plouffe

David Plouffe

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, who would go on to manage Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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's 2008 presidential campaign

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.

On September 16, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Oberly to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. He was confirmed by the United States Senate

United States Senate

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on December 10, 2010.