David C. Weiss
David Weiss | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of Delaware | |
| Assumed office February 22, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Charles Oberly |
| In office January 20, 2009 – January 24, 2011 Acting | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Colm Connolly |
| Succeeded by | Charles Oberly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 65–66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Washington University (BA) Widener University (JD) |
David C. Weiss (born 1956) is an American attorney. He currently serves as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.[1] Weiss started at the office in 2007, eventually rising to First Assistant United States Attorney, during which time he was interim U.S. Attorney from 2009 to 2011. He also served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1986 to 1989, prosecuting violent crimes and white collar offenses. In between his stints at the United States Attorney's Office, Weiss was a commercial litigation associate and partner at Duane Morris and an executive at a financial services firm. He clerked for Andrew D. Christie of the Delaware Supreme Court.[2][3] On February 15, 2018, his nomination to be the United States Attorney was confirmed by voice vote. He was sworn in on February 22, 2018. Weiss has been in charge of the investigations into the financial dealings of Hunter Biden and was asked to stay on during the Biden administration.[4]
References[]
- ^ "President to nominate David Weiss for US attorney in Delaware". Delaware Online. Associated Press. November 18, 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Ninth Wave of United States Attorney Nominations and Third Wave of United States Marshal Nominations". whitehouse.gov. November 17, 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017 – via National Archives.
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- ^ McParland, Tom (March 13, 2017). "Acting US Attorney Seen as Possible Successor for Oberly". Delaware Law. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-biden-cabinet-b48026fe9d00fe9b046ba8087bec1262
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