Donald W. Washington

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

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

Born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, Washington graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1977 and was commissioned 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, he succeeded Acting Deputy Director David Anderson.[7]

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.
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