Mary Kay Vyskocil

Vyskocil was selected to become a Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in 2016. She was sworn in as a United States bankruptcy judge on April 7, 2016, and served until her elevation as a district court judge.[2]

In August 2017, Vyskocil was one of several candidates pitched to New York senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand by the White House as judicial candidates for vacancies on the federal courts in New York.[3] On May 10, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Vyskocil to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On May 15, 2018, her nomination was sent to the Senate. She was nominated to the seat that was vacated by Judge Loretta A. Preska, who assumed senior status on March 1, 2017. On August 1, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On September 13, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 21–0 vote.[5]

On January 3, 2019, her nomination was returned to the President under "Rule 31.6: Nominations neither confirmed nor rejected" of the Standing Rules of the Senate.[6] On April 8, 2019, President Trump announced the renomination of Vyskocil to the district court.[7] On May 21, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[8] On June 20, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 21–1 vote.[9] On December 18, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a vote of 89–4.[10] On December 19, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by a vote of 91–3.[11] She received her judicial commission on December 20, 2019.