Richard S. Gebelein

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Richard S. Gebelein
International Judge on the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
2005–2006
Appointed byPaddy Ashdown
Judge of the Delaware Superior Court
In office
October 5, 1984 – August 31, 2005
Appointed byPete du Pont
40th Attorney General of Delaware
In office
January 16, 1979 – January 18, 1983
GovernorPete du Pont
Preceded byRichard R. Wier Jr.
Succeeded byCharles Oberly
Personal details
Born (1946-06-08) June 8, 1946 (age 75)
Darby, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Pittsburgh (BS)
Villanova University (JD)

Richard S. Gebelein (born June 8, 1946) is an American politician and judge who served as the Attorney General of Delaware from 1979 through 1983, as a judge on the Delaware Superior Court from 1984 through 2005, and as an international judge in the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Career[]

Early career[]

Gebelein received his Bachelors degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1967 and his law degree from Villanova University in 1970.[1] Gebelein served as Delaware's state solicitor, chief deputy public defender, as well as disciplinary counsel to the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court.[2]

Attorney General of Delaware[]

From 1979 through 1983, Gelebein served as the attorney general of Delaware.[3][4]

Superior Court of Delaware[]

Gebelein was appointed by Governor of Delaware Pete du Pont to the Delaware Superior Court, and took office on October 5, 1984.[2]

During his time on the bench, from September 2004 through March 2005, Gebelein, a colonel in the as Delaware Army National Guard, was sent to Afghanistan, assisting in helping to rebuild its judicial system.[5][6]

On August 31, 2005, he retired from the Delaware Superior Court in order to become an international judge on the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] He also retired from the Delaware Army National Guard in order to assume this position.[6]

Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

On August 1, 2005, Paddy Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, appointed Gebelein to Section I for War Crimes of the Criminal and Appellate Divisions and to Section II for Organised Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Criminal and Appellate Divisions of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was appointed for a two-year term.[7]

Return to Delaware[]

Gebelein retired from the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovnia[citation needed] after being appointed by Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden to serve as his second-in-command as the state's chief deputy attorney general.[6][5] Biden, a Democrat, received some praise for reaching across party lines in appointing Gebelein, a Republican.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gebelein, Richard S. | the Bifferato Firm PA". 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "History: Our Judicial Officers - About Us - Superior Court - Delaware Courts - State of Delaware". courts.delaware.gov. Delaware Courts. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ "The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware on July 1, 1981 · Page 30". Newspapers.com. 1981-07-01. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  4. ^ "News Newspaper Archives, Nov 3, 1982, p. 6". Newspaperarchive.com. 1982-11-03. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  5. ^ a b "First-hand experience for Del.s Gebelein". Newspapers.com. The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware). 9 Feb 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d O'Sullivan, Sean (8 Dec 2006). "Biden reaches across aisle for top assistant". Newspapers.com. The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware).
  7. ^ Ashdown, Paddy (1 August 2005). "Decision Appointing Richard S. Gebelein to Section I for War Crimes of the Criminal and Appellate Divisions and to Section II for Organised Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Criminal and Appellate Divisions of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina". ww.ohr.int/. Office of the High Representative. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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