Norton Thanks U.S. Marshal for D.C. Patrick Burke for Service Following Decision to Resign

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked Patrick Burke, the U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, for his service following his announcement that he will resign his office effective February 4, 2017. Burke has been offered other opportunities. Norton recommended Burke to President Obama for the position, which is responsible for the enforcement of federal law throughout the District. When Democratic presidents are in power, Norton has had senatorial courtesy to recommend candidates for federal district court judges and other federal law enforcement officials in the District.

"Patrick Burke was an exemplary U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia," Norton said. "We were fortunate for the first time to have a high-ranking leader of the Metropolitan Police Department as the District's U.S. Marshal. Mr. Burke brought a rare understanding of the city to a federal position dedicated to the District of Columbia."

Before his service as U.S. Marshal for D.C., Burke spent his entire 26-year career as a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). He began his career as a patrol officer before rising to become one of five MPD Assistant Chiefs. From 2007-2011, Burke was the first-ever Assistant Chief for the Homeland Security Bureau, where he oversaw the special operations and intelligence divisions and coordinated with federal and regional security and police forces. From 2011-2016, Burke served as Assistant Chief for the Strategic Services Bureau, where he oversaw agency policy, training, testing and recruiting.