On September 24, 1789, President George Washington signed the Judiciary Act, creating among other things, the office of United States Marshal. For more than 230 years, the Marshals and their deputies have protected our courts and our many rights, pursued fugitives, and preserved order and the rule of law. In New Orleans and Oxford, Louisville and Boston, Western Pennsylvania, the Goingsnake District of the Cherokee Nation, Washington DC, Ground Zero, and, yes, Portland, the Marshals have taken o