

The law defined marshals as officers of the courts charged with assisting federal courts in their law-enforcement functions:Īnd be it further enacted, That a marshal shall be appointed in and for each district for a term of four years, but shall be removable from office at pleasure, whose duty it shall be to attend the district and circuit courts when sitting therein, and also the Supreme Court in the district in which that court shall sit. The Act provided that a United States Marshal's primary function was to execute all lawful warrants issued to him under the authority of the United States.

President George Washington signed the Judiciary Act into law on September 24, 1789. The office of United States Marshal was created by the First Congress.

Marshals throughout the federal judicial districts. The USMS as it stands today was established in 1969 to provide guidance and assistance to U.S. federal law enforcement agency, created by the Judiciary Act of 1789 during the presidency of George Washington as the "Office of the United States Marshal".

Department of Justice, operating under the direction of the Attorney General, but serves as the enforcement arm of the United States federal courts to ensure the effective operation of the judiciary and integrity of the Constitution. The United States Marshals Service ( USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States.
