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U.S. Marshal Nominees - 111th Congress

Western District of North Carolina

Kelly M. Nesbit, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of North Carolina

Nominated by President Obama on January 20, 2010

Kelly Nesbit is currently the Chief Deputy United States Marshal for the Western District of North Carolina.  He joined the United States Marshals Service as a Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1983 and rose through the ranks to his current position in 2006.  Chief Nesbit is a graduate of the University of North Carolina where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science in 1982.