Otto G. Obermaier

Otto George Obermaier (April 16, 1936 – September 26, 2025) was an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1989 to 1993. He was appointed to this position by George H. W. Bush.

Background Obermaier was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. He graduated from Xavier High School and then received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College. After this Obermaier became an examiner for the United States Patent Office and studied law at the Georgetown University Law Center. He later served as a law clerk to Judge Richard H. Levet.

In 1989, Obermaier was chosen to serve as U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, succeeding Rudy Giuliani.

In 2006, Obermaier established a law firm with John S. Martin Jr., also a former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Personal life and death In 1961, Obermaier married Patricia Favier, with whom he had four children. He died at a care home in Fairfax County, Virginia, on September 26, 2025, at the age of 89 from complications after a fall.