U.S. Marshals should possess certain minimum characteristics in order to serve: (1) a minimum of 4 years of command-level law enforcement (LE) management duties, incl. personnel and budget, in a LE agency; (2) experience in coordinating with other LE agencies; (3) college-level academic experience; and (4) experience in or with county, state, and fed. court systems or experience with protection of court personnel, jurors, and witnesses. This report addresses the following questions (1) To what extent do the U.S. Marshals possess the four suggested minimum characteristics? (2) To what extent are the U.S. Marshals' experience, education, race, and gender comparable to those of senior field supervisors in other fed. LE agencies? Illus.