Southern 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.Following is a listing of
former United States Marshals for California.
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District
Marshals
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DATE |
VICE
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Southern District of California |
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NORIEGA, Pablo |
September 30, 1850 (S) |
Original Appointment |
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HUNTER, Edward |
August 4, 1854 (S) |
Noriega (Resigned) |
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PENNIE, James C. |
April 21, 1857 (R)
May 17, 1858 (S) |
Hunter (Resigned) |
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BARROWS, Henry D. |
April 9, 1861 (R)
July 22, 1861 (S)
January 12, 1866 (S) |
Pennie (Removed) |
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District of California |
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RAND, Charles W. |
July 27, 1866 (S) |
Himself as U.S. Marshal of Northern District of
California |
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MORRIS, William G. |
April 5, 1870 (S) |
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MARCELLUS, Edward P. |
December 19, 1873 (S) |
Morris (No Reason Given) |
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POOLE, A.W. |
January 22, 1878 (S) |
Marcellus (Term Expired) |
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DREW, Moses M. |
February 20, 1882 (S) |
Poole (Term Expired) |
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FRANKS, John C. |
February 19, 1886 (S) |
Drew (Term Expired) |
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Southern District of California |
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RISLEY, David A. |
January 13, 1887 (S) |
Original Appointment |
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GARD, George E. |
February 6, 1890 (S) |
Risley (Removed) |
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COVARRUBIAS, Nicholas A. |
May 16, 1894 (S) |
Gard (Term Expired) |
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OSBORNE, Henry Z. |
April 21, 1898 (S)
May 7, 1902 (S) |
Covarrubias (Term Expired) |
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YOUNGWORTH, Leo V. |
June 22, 1906 (C)
May 4, 1910 (C) |
Osborne (Term Expired) |
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WALTON, Charles T. |
February 25, 1914 (C)
May 14, 1918 (C) |
Youngworth (Resigned) |
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SITTEL, Albert C. |
March 29, 1922 (C)
April 20, 1926 (C)
June 6, 1930 (C) |
Walton (Term Expired) |
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CLARK, Robert E. |
July 6, 1933 (R)
February 3, 1934 (C)
March 21, 1938 (C)
November 5, 1943 (C) |
Sittel (Deceased) |
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BOYLE, James J. |
December 30, 1948 (R)
March 1, 1949 (C) |
Clark (Retired) |
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WARE, Robert W. |
April 16, 1953 (C)
April 16, 1957 (C) |
Boyle (Term Expired) |
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O'Brien, George E. |
June 27, 1961 (C)
April 21, 1966 (C) |
Ware (Resigned) |
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COLBURN, Wayne B. |
September 19, 1966 (CA)
November 3, 1966 (C)
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O'Brien (Transferred to Central California, P.L. 89-372, March 18, 1966) |
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HILL, Donald D. |
January 11, 1970 (C.A.)
May 14, 1970 (C) |
Colburn (Resigned) |
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LAFFOON, James R. |
April 19, 1971 (C.A.) |
Hill (Resigned) |
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DIGHERA, Robert
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march 16, 1987 (Acting) |
Laffoon (Deceased) |
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CAMERON, Richard W. |
July 6, 1987 (C.A.)
October 17, 1988 (C)
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Dighera (Acting) |
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GREGG, Stephen
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February 11, 1994 (C) |
Cameron (Term Expired) |
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SULLIVAN, James |
January 5, 1998 (Acting) |
Gregg |
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STAFFORD, Steven C. |
May 7, 2000 (Acting) |
Sullivan (Acting) |
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BEJARANO, Raul David |
May 4, 2003 (C) |
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VENABLES, George W. |
October 20, 2008 |
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STAFFORD, Steven C. |
October 28, 2010 |
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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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