U.S. Senate committee to consider R.I.'s chief public defender for federal judgeship

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary next Wednesday will consider state Public Defender Mary S. McElroy's nomination to the federal bench.McElroy is one of several nominees the committee will take up Wednesday afternoon. President Barack Obama in September nominated McElroy to replace Senior U.S. District Judge Mary M. Lisi at the recommendation of U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse. Obama praised [...]