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Ronald L. Davis -
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The Honorable Ronald L. Davis
was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden to lead the United States
Marshals Service on April 12, 2021. The United States Senate confirmed
his nomination on September 22, 2021, and Mr. Davis was sworn in as the
12th Director of the Marshals Service on September 27, 2021. As the
leader of America’s oldest federal law enforcement agency, Mr. Davis
leads more than 5,000 operational and administrative employees, spanning
94 judicial districts, 218 domestic offices, and four foreign field
offices. Mr. Davis is also responsible for federal judicial security
(including oversight of more than 5,000 contract court security
officers), fugitive apprehension, witness security, asset forfeiture,
and prisoner operations.
From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Davis served in the Obama Administration as the
Director of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS). In this capacity, Mr. Davis was responsible
for working with the over 16,000 local, state, and tribal law
enforcement agencies in the United States to advance community policing.
In December 2014, President Barack Obama appointed Mr. Davis to serve as
the Executive Director of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century
Policing charged with developing concrete recommendations to improve
community trust in the police while enhancing public safety.
Mr. Davis has served more than 28 years in law enforcement starting in
1985 with the Oakland, California, Police Department. In Oakland, Mr.
Davis worked in various assignments including specialized enforcement
units, SWAT team leader, police academy director, criminal
investigations commander, Area commander, and Inspector General of the
Department. Mr. Davis became Police Chief for the City of East Palo
Alto, California, in 2005, and held that position for more than 8 years.
As Police Chief, Mr. Davis worked collaboratively with the community to
improve public trust, enhance organizational accountability, and
dramatically reduce crime and violence in a city once named the murder
capital of the United States.
Mr. Davis possesses a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois
University and has completed the Senior Executives in State and Local
Government Program at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. |
