ON January 15, 2006, Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine appointed John W. Marshall to the position of Secretary of Public Safety. As Secretary of Public Safety, Marshall has responsibility for the oversight of 14 agencies and over 22,000 employees, including the Department of Corrections, Virginia National Guard and the Virginia State Police.
Prior to his appointment by Governor Kaine, Marshall was appointed Secretary of Public Safety by Governor Mark R. Warner in January 2002.
He is the son of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American US Supreme Court Justice, and a Filipino mother, Cecilia Suyat Marshall. He is also the brother of Thurgood Marshall, Jr., former Secretary to the Cabinet in the Clinton administration.
John Marshall began his career in public service and law enforcement in 1980 as a Virginia State Trooper. During his 14 years with the Department of State Police, he also served as a Special Agent in the Narcotics Division, Sergeant-Instructor at the Training Academy and as a Sergeant assigned to Field Operations.
In 1994, President William J. Clinton appointed Marshall to serve as the United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia. Later in 1999, President Clinton nominated Marshall to serve as the Director of the United States Marshals Service, our nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. Upon confirmation by the US Senate, Marshall took office as Director in November of 1999. He was the first in that post of African-American/ Filipino American descent.
Secretary Marshall graduated from Georgetown University in 1988 with a B.A. in Government, and he also holds a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in the Administration of Justice from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Secretary Marshall is a voice for law enforcement in the Governor’s office,” said Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP) President Charles Bennett. “He has a first-hand understanding of the criminal justice system and the critical issues facing law enforcement. Secretary Marshall is dedicated to providing Virginia law enforcement the resources and support needed to improve public safety services to Virginians.”
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