Acting United States Attorney
David C. Weiss
Acting United States Attorney, District of Delaware
Mr. Weiss is a graduate of Washington University and Widener University School of Law. Mr. Weiss began his legal career in 1984 as a law clerk to Justice Andrew D. Christie of the Delaware Supreme Court. After completing his clerkship, Mr. Weiss served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1986 through 1989, prosecuting a variety of federal crimes including mail/wire fraud, income tax violations, drug offenses and public corruption. Mr. Weiss joined a national law firm in 1989 and became a partner at the firm in 1993, working in the firm’s commercial litigation department. In 1999, Mr. Weiss joined a financial services firm. As Chief Operating Officer and then Senior Vice President, Mr. Weiss helped drive the firm’s growth from a small Wilmington firm to a national organization. Mr. Weiss returned to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in February 2007 as First Assistant U.S. Attorney. David and his wife Debbi have two children.