Sharon Jeannette Lubinski (July 11, 1952 â April 19, 2024) was an American law enforcement official who was the United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota. She was the first openly lesbian United States Marshal.
Lubinski earned an undergraduate degree at the University of WisconsinâÂÂMadison and a master's degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
On October 13, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Lubinski to serve as United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota. She was sworn into office on January 15, 2010. Lubinski retired on December 31, 2016.
Lubinski died on April 19, 2024, at the age of 71.