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GAO-10-15R 1 (2009-11-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanqe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i ~G AO0 ACcountability I Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 13, 2009 The Honorable Patrick Leahy Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Subject: U.S. Marshals: Qualifications and Comparison of Demographic Characteristics to Their Counterparts in Selected Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Dear Mr. Chairman: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), a component within the Department of Justice (DOJ), is charged with protecting federal judges and witnesses, transporting federal prisoners, apprehending federal fugitives, and managing assets seized from criminal enterprises, as well as managing USMS offices within federal judicial districts, among other responsibilities. Presidentially appointed U.S. Marshals direct the activities of 94 districts-1 for each federal judicial district, including at least 1 in each state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and 2 U.S. territories-the Virgin Islands and Guam.' The process used to appoint U.S. Marshals to the federal judicial districts has not changed since the establishment of the position.2 The President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints U.S. Marshals for a 4-year term. Federal law does not mandate specific qualifications for individuals appointed as U.S. Marshals. However, Section 505 of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 states that U.S. Marshals should possess certain minimum characteristics in order to serve.3 The suggested characteristics are (1) a minimum of 4 years of command-level law enforcement management duties, including personnel, budget, and accountable property issues, in a police department, sheriffs office, or federal law enforcement agency; (2) experience in coordinating with other law enforcement agencies, particularly at the state and local levels; (3) college-level academic experience; and (4) experience in or with county, state, and federal court systems or experience with protection of court personnel, jurors, and witnesses. 'The President appoints U.S. Marshals to each of the 94 federal judicial districts, except that the U.S. Marshal of the U.S. Virgin Islands is appointed by the Attorney General. However, the U.S. Marshal appointed for the Northern Mariana Islands may at the same time serve as U.S. Marshal in another federal judicial district. 2U.S. Marshals were placed in federal judicial districts when the positions were created by the first Congress in the Judiciary Act of 1789. 3Pub. L. No. 109-177, § 505, 120 Stat. 192, 247 (2006) (codified at 28 U.S.C.§ 561(i)). The act was enacted on March 9, 2006. GAO-10-15R U.S. Marshals: Qualifications and Characteristics

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