Other Nominations/Recess Appointments: Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, September 8, 2015; no Senate vote....Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, April 12, 2018; no Senate vote
Probably a political sop to Sheldon “Whites Only” Whitehouse.
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Mary S. McElroy: On September 8, 2015, President Obama nominated McElroy to serve as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, to the seat vacated by Mary M. Lisi, who took senior status on October 1, 2015.
She received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 9, 2015. On January 28, 2016, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. Her nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.
On April 10, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to renominate McElroy to the same seat. On April 12, 2018, her nomination was sent to the Senate. On October 11, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 19–2 vote. On January 3, 2019, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.
On April 8, 2019, Trump announced the renomination of McElroy. On May 21, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. On September 11, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by a voice vote.