Mary Rowland has been called 'a rare bright spot' among Trump's many anti-LGBT judicial picks.
Last week, the Senate approved the nomination of Mary Rowland to the District Court for the Northern District f Illinois, the first LGBT judicial nominee from Donald Trump to be confirmed by the Senate.
She's a member of the Gay and Lesbian Bar Association and has done pro bono for Lambda Legal, a nonprofit LGBT legal aid group. She and her partner, Julie Justicz, have two grown children. Duncan now sits on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals while Kacsmaryk was appointed to the District Court for the Northern District of Texas in June.
So how did someone like Rowland—an out married lesbian with solid qualifications and a progressive resume—get through? She interviewed with Durbin in February 2018—two months before meeting with the White House and six months before Trump submitted her name.
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