U.S. Marshal Michael McGowan |
Michael C. McGowan was sworn in as the
United States Marshal for the District of Delaware on October 30,
2015.
Marshal McGowan is responsible for the management, administration,
and direction of operations throughout the District of Delaware.
His responsibilities as the Marshal include leading and directing
a staff whose core missions include security and protection of the
United States Courts, criminal investigations, fugitive
apprehension, execution of federal court orders and other law
enforcement activities.
Marshal McGowan began his law enforcement career with the New
Castle County Police Department (NCCPD) in 1989. During his tenure
with NCCPD, Marshal McGowan served in a variety of capacities to
include Uniform Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Staff Executive
Officer and Administrative Branch Commander. In 2009, Marshal
McGowan was appointed Chief of Police of NCCPD and served in that
capacity until his retirement in 2011. Upon retirement, McGowan
served as New Castle County Director for United States Senator
Chris Coons, where he functioned as the Senator’s liaison and
adviser on law enforcement issues as well as managing the
day-to-day operations of the Senator’s Wilmington, Delaware
office.
Marshal McGowan is affiliated with the Police Executive Research
Forum, and he previously served on the Board of Directors for the
Better Business Bureau of Delaware as well as the Delaware Center
for Horticulture. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from
the University of Delaware in 1984 and his Masters of Science in
Public Administration from Wilmington University in 2008. Marshal
McGowan is a graduate of the 111th Administrative Officers Course
of the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville. |
