John William Marshall (born July 6, 1958) served as Secretary of Public Safety in the Cabinet of Virginia Governor

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from 2006 to 2010, and Governor Mark Warner from 2002 to 2006, and was the longest-serving member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. Prior to becoming Virginia Secretary of Public Safety in January 2002, Marshall served in the

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from 1980 to 1994, where he was assigned as a State Trooper, Narcotics Division Special Agent, Training Academy Instructor, and Field Operations Sergeant. From 1994 to 1999, he served as United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia. In 1999, he was appointed as the first African-American Director of the

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by President

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, serving in that post until 2001. His educational background includes a B.A. in government from

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, and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Administration of Justice from

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. Following his resignation as Virginia Secretary of Public Safety in January 2010, Marshall served as a consultant and senior advisor to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund until January 2011, and subsequently became a public speaker on topics including criminal justice and civil rights. Marshall is the son of

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, the first

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and

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, his

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mother. He is also the brother of

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, former Secretary to the Cabinet in the Clinton administration. He is not related to Supreme Court justice John Marshall.

References

External links

Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Archived Web Site, 2005-2006
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at ttp://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/archival_web_collections Virginia Memorybr>Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Archived Web Site, 2006-2010
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at ttp://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/archival_web_collections Virginia Memorybr>A Guide to the Records of the Virginia Office of the Secretary of Public Safety, 2000-2006 (bulk 2002-2005)
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The Library of Virginia
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