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{{Short description|Federal law enforcement agency of the United States}}
{{Short description|Federal law enforcement agency of the United States}}
{{About||the air marshal service|Federal Air Marshal Service|the head of the U.S. Supreme Court Police|Marshal of the United States Supreme Court}}
{{About||the air marshal service|Federal Air Marshal Service|the head of the U.S. Supreme Court Police|Marshal of the United States Supreme Court}}
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{{Infobox law enforcement agency
| agencyname    = United States Marshals Service
| commonname    = U.S. Marshals
| abbreviation  = USMS
| logo          = Seal of the United States Marshals Service.svg
| logocaption    = Seal of the U.S. Marshals Service
| badge          = US Marshal Badge.png
| badgecaption  = Badge of a deputy U.S. marshal
| flag          = Flag of the United States Marshals Service.svg
| flagcaption    = Flag of the U.S. Marshals Service
| motto          = ''Justice, Integrity, Service''
| formed        = {{start date and age|1789|9|24}}
| country        = United States
| federal        = Yes
| constitution1  = [[Title 28 of the United States Code|United States Code, Title 28, Chapter 37]]<ref>{{Usc-title-chap|28|37}}</ref>
| headquarters  = [[Crystal City, Virginia|Crystal City]], [[Arlington County, Virginia]], U.S.
| sworn          = {{bulleted list
  | 94 U.S. marshals, one for each federal court district
  | 3,858 deputy U.S. marshals and criminal investigators (2023)<ref name=marshalsfactfigure>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmarshals.gov/sites/default/files/media/document/2024-Facts-and-Figures_0.pdf|title=Fact Sheet Facts and Figures 2024|author=Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Marshals Service|date=2023-10-01|website=U.S. Marshals|publisher=U.S. Marshals Service|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803050510/https://www.usmarshals.gov/sites/default/files/media/document/2024-Facts-and-Figures_0.pdf|archive-date=2024-08-03|url-status=live|access-date=2024-07-31}}</ref>
  }}
| unsworn        = {{bulleted list
  | 1,746 administrative employees and detention enforcement officers (2023)<ref name=marshalsfactfigure/>
  }}
| chief1name    = [[Ronald L. Davis]]
| chief1position = [[Director of the United States Marshals Service|Director]]
| chief2name    = Mark Pittella
| chief2position = Deputy Director (Acting)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/about-us/marshals-biography/mark-pittella-associate-director-operations#:~:text=Mark%20Pittella%20is%20the%20Acting,oldest%20law%20enforcement%20agency%2C%20Mr | title=Mark Pittella, Acting Deputy Director &#124; U.S. Marshals Service | date=April 12, 2023 }}</ref>
| parentagency  = [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]]
| website        = {{URL|https://www.usmarshals.gov/|usmarshals.gov}}
}}
The '''United States Marshals Service''' ('''USMS''') is a [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|federal law enforcement agency]] in the [[United States]]. The Marshals Service serves as the enforcement and security arm of the [[United States federal judiciary|U.S. federal judiciary]], and it is an [[Government agency|agency]] of the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] and operates under the direction of the [[United States Attorney General|U.S. Attorney General]].<ref>{{usc|28|561}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/jmd/organization-mission-and-functions-manual-united-states-marshals-service |title=Department of Justice Organisation, Mission and Functions Manual: United States Marshals Service |publisher=[[United States Department of Justice]] |date=n.d. |access-date=January 7, 2018 |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020191420/https://www.justice.gov/jmd/organization-mission-and-functions-manual-united-states-marshals-service |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmarshals.gov/history/timeline.html|title=United States Marshals Service Historical Timeline|date=n.d.|publisher=United States Marshals Service|access-date=January 13, 2015|archive-date=January 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104021504/http://www.usmarshals.gov/history/timeline.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The USMS was established in 1969 to provide guidance and assistance to U.S. Marshals throughout the [[United States federal judicial district|federal judicial districts]].
The '''United States Marshals Service''' ('''USMS''') is a [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|federal law enforcement agency]] in the [[United States]]. The Marshals Service serves as the enforcement and security arm of the [[United States federal judiciary|U.S. federal judiciary]], and it is an [[Government agency|agency]] of the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] and operates under the direction of the [[United States Attorney General|U.S. Attorney General]].<ref>{{usc|28|561}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/jmd/organization-mission-and-functions-manual-united-states-marshals-service |title=Department of Justice Organisation, Mission and Functions Manual: United States Marshals Service |publisher=[[United States Department of Justice]] |date=n.d. |access-date=January 7, 2018 |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020191420/https://www.justice.gov/jmd/organization-mission-and-functions-manual-united-states-marshals-service |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmarshals.gov/history/timeline.html|title=United States Marshals Service Historical Timeline|date=n.d.|publisher=United States Marshals Service|access-date=January 13, 2015|archive-date=January 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104021504/http://www.usmarshals.gov/history/timeline.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The USMS was established in 1969 to provide guidance and assistance to U.S. Marshals throughout the [[United States federal judicial district|federal judicial districts]].