Dec 7, 2012 · Also note that sheriffs are not the same as police chiefs and sheriff's departments and police departments play different roles in the US. – user2752467 Commented Feb 12, 2016 at 1:38

In the United States of America, the scope of a sheriff varies across states and counties. The sheriff is always a county official, and serves as the arm of the county court. The sheriff always performs court duties such as administering the county jail, providing courtroom security and prisoner transport, serving warrants, and serving process.

Feb 12, 2021 · The incumbency advantage is heightened because elected sheriffs are usually a partisan political office. There is a strong norm in both major political parties to not remove an incumbent in a primary election unless the incumbent have grievously screwed up.

Nov 19, 2016 · Do United States Police Officers Answer to the President Before the Mayor? No. In some cities, e.g. New York City, they don't answer to either. Although the mayor can fire and replace the police commissioner there, individual officers are not obliged to obey the mayor. In other cities, the head of the police may be elected separately from the ...

There is a similar question, Why are Sheriffs elected in United States?, but the answer looks speculative and, naturally, is specific to sheriffs. united-states election

May 26, 2018 · Typically sheriffs are county wide law enforcement, unless there is a major city making up the entirety of the county (Baltimore City, for example, is a separate legal entity from neighboring Baltimore County and thus relies on their police to perform Sheriff Duties).

United States (1997) provisions of Brady Act commandeering sheriffs to perform background checks were deemed to violate the Tenth Amendment. I don't [yet] know if this was the first case of the Rehnquist court reviving the Tenth Amendment.

Aug 22, 2019 · "Coroner" is an interesting office. In modern times, it means a government official whose office temporarily stores dead bodies and performs autopsies. In many states of the United States, the coroner is elected at the county level. In many counties, the position is combined with the position of sheriff. Some websites call it a judicial office.

For this reason, local sheriffs can, if they so decide, choose not to participate in a given action. Indeed, in many anti-immigrant states, the problem is often the reverse - local authorities are demanding the right to enforce federal laws, and at least if the case of Alabama and Arizona is considered, they aren't allowed to. The Arizona v.

Dec 6, 2024 · For those offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024, including but not limited to all offenses charged or prosecuted (including any that have resulted in convictions) by Special Counsel David C. Weiss in Docket No. 1:23-cr ...