Mark A. Ober
Hillsborough County State Attorney
Mr. Ober was elected Hillsborough County State Attorney in November 2000 and reelected in August 2004 by the largest margin ever. He was again elected, without
opposition, for the term beginning January 2009.
He was awarded a Bachelor of Art Degree in English from the University of Florida in
1973.
Mark earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the South Texas College of Law and was
admitted to the Florida Bar in 1977, when he began a career as an assistant state
attorney. In that capacity, he worked his way through the ranks to become Felony
Bureau Chief, Chief of Major Crimes Division, Chief of Career Criminal Division and
Senior Litigation Specialist.
Mark entered private practice in 1987 and specialized in criminal defense law until being
elected State Attorney. He is recognized in the legal community as an expert in the field
of criminal law, having personally chaired over 250 criminal jury trials. Mark has
handled over forty first degree murder cases.
Since being elected State Attorney, Mark leads an office of nearly 300 employees with
over 100 attorneys on staff. He was chosen by the 19 elected State Attorneys to serve
on their executive board from 2003-2007. In 2007, Mark was elected to serve a twoyear term as president of their association which ended in June 2009.