Mary S. McElroy
| Mary S. McElroy | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1965 (age 52–53) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Education |
Providence College (BA) Suffolk University Law School (JD) |
Mary Susan McElroy (born 1965) is a Rhode Island Public Defender and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Biography
McElroy received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987 from Providence College. She received a Juris Doctor in 1992 from Suffolk University Law School. She began her legal career by serving as a law clerk to Justice Donald F. Shea of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, from 1992 to 1993. From 1993 to 1994, she was an associate at the law firm of Tate and Elias LLC in Providence, Rhode Island. From 1994 to 1996, she served as an Assistant Rhode Island Public Defender for the Rhode Island Public Defender's Office. From 2006 to 2012, she served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Since 2012, she has served as the Public Defender for the Rhode Island Public Defender's Office.[1]
Failed nomination to district court under Obama
On September 8, 2015, President Obama nominated McElroy to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, to the seat vacated by Judge Mary M. Lisi, who took senior status on October 1, 2015.[2] She received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 9, 2015.[3] On January 28, 2016 her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[4] Her nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.
Renomination to district court under Trump
On April 10, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate McElroy to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.[5] She was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Mary M. Lisi, who assumed senior status on April 1, 2015. On April 12, 2018 her nomination was sent to the Senate. Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, September 8, 2015
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, September 8, 2015
- ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for December 9, 2015
- ↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 28, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals" White House, April 10, 2018
- ↑ "Twenty-Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, April 12, 2018