Donald W. Washington

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Donald W. Washington
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11th Director of the United States Marshals Service
In office
March 29, 2019 – September 27, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
DeputyDerrick Driscoll [1]
Preceded byStacia A. Hylton[2]
Succeeded byRonald L. Davis
United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
September 2001 – June 2, 2010
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byDonald Ellsworth Walter
Succeeded byStephanie A. Finley
Personal details
BornSulphur Springs, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUnited States Military Academy (BS)
South Texas College of Law (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
United States Army Reserve
Years of service1977–1987

Donald W. Washington is an American attorney who served as the 11th director of the United States Marshals Service from March 2019 to September 2021.[3][4] He previously served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, from to 2001 to 2010.[5]

Biography[]

Born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, Washington graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1977 and was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Army and later the U.S. Army Reserve. He served in the military until 1987, when he moved to the private sector and began working as an engineer for the American oil company Conoco Inc; he contemporaneously attended the South Texas College of Law and graduated in 1989 with a Juris Doctor. Now a lawyer, Washington started serving in corporate and private practice, until he was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana by President George W. Bush.[6]

On October 2, 2018, Washington was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as director of the U.S. Marshals Service. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 14 and sworn in 15 days later. Washington is the 11th director of the Marshals Service, and succeeded Acting Deputy Director David Anderson.[7]He was succeeded by Director Ronald L. Davis on September 27, 2021.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Derrick Driscoll Tapped as USMS Acting Deputy Director". www.usmarshals.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. ^ "History - List of USMS Directors and Predecessors". www.usmarshals.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  3. ^ "New Director for the United States Marshals Service". www.usmarshals.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  4. ^ "Donald W. Washington biography". www.usmarshals.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  5. ^ "History". www.justice.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  6. ^ "Donald W Washington profile". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  7. ^ "Donald W. Washington Confirmed as Director of the United States Marshals Service". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  8. ^ "Ronald Davis, Director". U.S. Marshals Service. Retrieved 2021-09-30.

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