Mary Susan McElroy
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Born 1965.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 21, 2019
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Sep 11, 2019
- Commissioned
- Sep 30, 2019
Education
- B.A., Providence College, 1987
- J.D., Suffolk University Law School, 1992
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Donald F. Shea, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1992-1993
- Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1993-1994
- Rhode Island Public Defender, 1994-2006, 2012-2019
- assistant public defender, 1994-2006
- public defender, 2012-2019
- Assistant federal defender, Federal Defender for the Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, 2006-2012
Other nominations
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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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