The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2010
President Obama Nominates Cathy J. Jones for United States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Cathy J. Jones for United States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio. Jones currently serves as the Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio.
“Throughout her career, Cathy Jones has been an exceptional public servant,” President Obama said. “She has dedicated herself to the protection of her fellow Americans and in so doing has always put the public good first. I am confident that she will be a distinguished Marshal and I am honored to nominate her today.”
Cathy J. Jones: Nominee for United States Marshal, Southern District of Ohio
Cathy Jones currently serves as the Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, supervising the day-to-day activities of 36 U.S. Marshals Service employees throughout the district and overseeing a budget of nearly $1.4 million. She has risen through the ranks since becoming a Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1992. Jones has served as a Supervisory Deputy in the Western District of Pennsylvania and from 2002 to 2006 was the Assistant Chief Deputy Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio. From 1991 to 1992, she was a Federal Police Office with the Department of Defense. Jones graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Ohio Dominican College in 1991.