The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States. The Marshals Service serves as the enforcement and security arm of the U.S. federal judiciary,and it is an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and operates under the direction of the U.S. Attorney General. U.S. Marshals are the original U.S. federal law enforcement officers,created by the Judiciary Act of 1789 during the presidency of George Washington as the "Office of the United States Marshal" under the U.S. District Courts. The USMS was established in 1969 to provide guidance and assistance to U.S. Marshals throughout the federal judicial districts.
The United States Federal Witness Protection Program (WPP),also known as the Witness Security Program or WITSEC,is a witness protection program codified through 18 U.S. Code § 3521 and administered by the United States Department of Justice.
The Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS),nicknamed "Con Air",is a United States Marshals Service airline charged with the transportation of persons in legal custody between prisons,detention centers,courthouses,and other locations. It is the largest prison transport network in the world. Though primarily used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,JPATS also assists military and state law enforcement.
The United States District Court for the District of Vermont is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the federal district of Vermont. The court has locations in Brattleboro,Burlington,and Rutland. The court was created by a March 2,1791 amendment to the Judiciary Act of 1789 and assigned to the eastern circuit. Under the Midnight Judges Act,the Circuits were reorganized and this court was assigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit where it has remained since. Originally created with one judgeship,in 1966 a second judgeship was added.
William Tang Sharon was a United States senator,banker,and business owner from Nevada who profited from the Comstock Lode.
Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Henry Edward Hudson is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
The Fugitive Investigative Strike Team,or FIST operations were a series of operations conducted by the United States Marshals to capture violent fugitives wanted by state and federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. Nine operations were conducted between 1981 and 1986.
James Wesley Hendrix is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and former assistant United States attorney for the same district. He presides over the Northern District's Lubbock,Abilene,and San Angelo Divisions,which account for 47 of the Northern District's 100 counties,and span an area larger than Pennsylvania.
Roderick "Rod" Allison was the Acting Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and Director of the Federal Air Marshal Service.
R. Trent Shores is an American attorney who was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 2017 to 2021.
Stuart Kyle Duncan is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was appointed to the court by President Donald Trump in 2017 and confirmed in 2018.
James Chiun-Yue Ho is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2018 as a U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was appointed by President Donald Trump,becoming the Fifth Circuit's only Asian-American judge and the only judge to be an immigrant.
Andrew Stephen Oldham is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He previously was the general counsel to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Maurice Miller Baker is a United States judge of the United States Court of International Trade.
Peter G. Strasser is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 2018 to 2021. Prior to becoming the U.S. Attorney,he was a partner at the New Orleans office of Chaffe McCalle.
Timothy J. Downing is an American attorney and former politician who served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma from 2019 to 2021. He represented the 42nd district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a Republican from 2016 to 2018. He currently serves as a judge on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
William Douglas Hyslop was an American attorney who served as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Washington from 2019 to 2021. He previously served in the position from 1991 to 1993.
Cory Todd Wilson is an American attorney and jurist serving as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Wilson was previously a judge on the Mississippi Court of Appeals and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
The director of the United States Marshals Service,abbreviated USMS director,is the head of the United States Marshals Service (USMS). The director oversees and manages the operations of the Marshals Service and directly superintends the various United States Marshals,which lead all USMS personnel within their respective federal judicial district. The director was originally referred to as "Chief United States Marshal" from 1957 to 1970.
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