THE U.S. MARSHALLS' SERVICE

While the Department of Justice has expanded greatly over the decades, it might be interesting to look at the evolution of one of its oldest- if not the oldest- service: "The oldest federal law enforcement agency in the United States is truly the Marshals Service. The agency was formed by the Judiciary Act of Sept. 24, 1789. The act specifically determined that law enforcement was to be the U.S. Marshals' primary function. Therefore it appropriately defined marshals as law enforcement officers" (US Marshals Home page). It is interesting to note that the U.S. Marshals were not appointed fore life, but normally served four year terms which could be renewed. "Until the mid-20th century, the Marshals hired their own De

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