Robert “Bobby” Mathieson began his law enforcement career with the Virginia Beach Police Dept. in 1975. While with Virginia Beach, he was assigned to a variety of assignments to include patrol, vice and narcotics, community relations and crime prevention. In 2002, former Governor Warner, now Senator Warner, appointed Mathieson as the Deputy Director of the Dept. of Criminal Justice Services. In 2006, former Governor Kaine, now Senator Kaine reappointed Mathieson as Deputy Director at DCJS. In 2007 Mathieson retired from DCJS and entered the private sector. Mathieson was elected to the House of Delegates in the Virginia General Assembly representing a portion of Virginia Beach from 2008-2010. In 2011, Mathieson was nominated by President Obama to be the US Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia. He was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate, and was sworn in, July of 2011. Mathieson retired from the United States Marshals Service in April 2019, completing more than four decades in the law enforcement profession.
