Northern District of California
History
The Northern and Southern Districts of California were created on
September 28, 1850. The District of California was created by Act
of July 27, 1866, and abolished by Act of August 5, 1886. The
Northern District of California and Southern District of California were
created August 5, 1886. The Eastern and Central Districts of
California were created on September 18, 1966.The following is a listing of
former United States Marshals for California.
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MARSHAL
|
DATE |
VICE
|
|
|
Southern District of California |
|
NORIEGA, Pablo |
September 30, 1850 (S) |
Original Appointment |
|
HUNTER, Edward |
August 4, 1854 (S) |
Noriega (Resigned) |
|
PENNIE, James C. |
April 21, 1857 (R)
May 17, 1858 (S) |
Hunter (Resigned) |
|
BARROWS, Henry D. |
April 9, 1861 (R)
July 22, 1861 (S)
January 12, 1866 (S) |
Pennie (Removed) |
|
|
District of California |
|
RAND, Charles W. |
July 27, 1866 (S) |
Himself as Marshal of Northern District of California |
|
MORRIS, William G. |
April 5, 1870 (S) |
|
|
MARCELLUS, Edward P. |
December 19, 1873 (S) |
Morris (No Reason Given) |
|
POOLE, A.W. |
January 22, 1878 (S) |
Marcellus (Term Expired) |
|
DREW, Moses M. |
February 20, 1882 (S) |
Poole (Term Expired) |
|
FRANKS, John C. |
February 19, 1886 (S) |
Drew (Term Expired) |
|
|
Northern District of California |
|
FRANKS, John C. |
August 5, 1886 |
Himself as Marshal of District of California |
|
LONG, William G. |
February 27, 1890 (S) |
Franks (Term Expired) |
|
BALDWIN, Barry |
May 29, 1894 (S) |
Long (Term Expired) |
|
SHINE, John H. |
April 21, 1898 (S)
May 7, 1902 (S) |
Baldwin (Term Expired) |
|
Holohan, James B. |
January 13, 1914 (C.A.)
March 2, 1914 (C)
July 6, 1918 (C) |
Elliott (Removed) |
|
ESOLA, Frederick L. |
February 8, 1924 (C)
March 5, 1928 (C)
February 27, 1932 (C) |
Holohan (Term Expired) |
|
VICE, George |
September 18, 1933 (R)February 3, 1934 (C)
March 21, 1938 (C)
November 5, 1943 (C) |
Esola (Resigned) |
|
ROSEEN, John A. |
February 12, 1949 (C.A.) |
Vice (Retired) |
|
CARRINGTON, Edward J. |
August 5, 1950 (C) |
Roseen (C.A.) |
|
ROSEEN, John A. |
August 9, 1951 (C.A.)
April 8, 1952 (C) |
Carrigan (Removed) |
|
BELL, Frank O. |
July 17, 1953 (C)
April 16, 1957 (C) |
Roseen (Resigned) |
|
HESLEP, Edward A. |
June 28, 1961 (C)
November 3, 1966 (C) |
Bell (Term Expired) |
|
HEEG, George C. Jr. |
January 23, 1968 (C.A.) |
Heslep (Retired) |
|
MARTIN, Louis H. |
July 25, 1968 (C.A.) |
Heeg (C.A.) |
|
TOBIN, George E. |
July 14, 1969 (C) |
Martin (Removed) |
|
KLEIN, Frank X. |
December 18, 1974 (C) |
Tobin (Term Expired) |
|
ROBINSON, Glen E. |
July 20, 1978 (C) |
Klein (Retired) |
|
BOYD, Reginald |
December 3, 1990 (A.G.) |
Robinson (Retired) |
|
SULLIVAN, James M. |
January 14, 1994 (A.G.) |
Boyd (Reassigned) |
|
MOLINARI, James J. |
February 11, 1994 (C) |
Sullivan |
|
KLENEISKI, Thomas A. |
Acting
|
Molinari |
|
ROCHA, Federico L. |
December 13, 2003 |
Kleneiski (Acting) |
|
O'KEEFE, Donald M. |
September 9, 2010 |
Rocha |
The following translation of abbreviations applies
to the list:
"R" - Recess appointment date
"S" - Senate Confirmation date (used
from 1789-1903)
"C" - Commission date (used from 1903
to present)
"C.A." - Court Appointment date
"A.G." - Attorney General appointment
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