Supreme Court of the United States Police Department
| Supreme Court of the United States Police Department | |
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Patch of the Supreme Court of the United States Police | |
Logo of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
"Standard" badge of the SCUSPD | |
| Common name | Supreme Court Police |
| Abbreviation | SCUSPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1935 |
| Employees | 189 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | U.S. |
| Operations jurisdiction | U.S. |
| Governing body | Marshal of the United States Supreme Court |
| General nature | |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Supreme Court Building 1 First Street, NE, Washington, D.C. |
| Sworn members | 189 |
| Website | |
| scuspd.gov | |
The Supreme Court of the United States Police Department (SCUSPD), commonly referred to as the Supreme Court Police, is a United States federal security police agency responsible for security and law enforcement services concerning the properties, personnel, and visitors of the Supreme Court of the United States. The SCUSPD enforces federal and District of Columbia laws and regulations, as well as enforces regulations governing the Supreme Court Building and grounds as prescribed by the head of the SCUSPD (the Marshal of the United States Supreme Court) and as approved by the Chief Justice of the United States. In addition to more common law enforcement tasks, SCUSPD personnel, in conjunction with United States Marshals Service personnel, are responsible for providing personal protection details to Supreme Court justices (and the chief justice) both domestically and internationally, as well as the justices' homes. Sworn SCUSPD personnel may exercise law enforcement powers and carry firearms throughout the District of Columbia, and nationally when protecting SCOTUS justices or property; such authority is derived from 40 U.S.C. § 6121.