Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced on Friday that Deputy District Attorney Peter Hobart has been hired by the U.S. Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor.
Hobart will serve as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, based in Scranton.
Hogan said that although he was sorry to lose Hobart, “it is a great honor for the Department of Justice to select one of our prosecutors. The job of a federal prosecutor carries extraordinary responsibilities and requires impeccable credentials.”
Hobart, who served in the D.A.’s Office for 13 years, said he was grateful for the lessons he learned there, sad to be leaving friends and colleagues in Chester County, and “humbled by the prospect” of serving as an assistant U.S. attorney.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Hobart received a master’s degree from Cambridge University and a law degree from Villanova University. As a prosecutor, he handled such high-profile cases as the Phoenixville murder of an immigrant and Operation Telaraña, the largest drug prosecution in Chester County history. Hobart also was in charge of grand jury investigations and forfeitures.
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