Editing Mary Wiseman (judge) (section)

=== Consideration for federal judicial nomination ===
In 2009, Wiseman was shortlisted for a vacancy on the [[U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio]].<ref>{{cite news|date=2009-06-25 |title=Wiseman a finalist for federal bench |periodical=[[Dayton Daily News]] |accessdate=2009-07-07 |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/politics/wiseman-a-finalist-for-federal-bench-178430.html}}</ref> Ohio's two U.S. Senators – [[Sherrod Brown]] (D–Lorain) and [[George Voinovich]] (R–Cleveland) – convened a bipartisan commission to recommend candidates for the vacancy, with Wiseman emerging as one of three finalists. In July 2009, Brown and Voinovich recommended [[U.S. Magistrate Judge]] [[Timothy Black]] to [[Barack Obama]] for appointment to the seat.<ref>{{cite news|date=2009-07-07 |title=Wiseman passed over for judge appointment |periodical=[[Dayton Daily News]] |accessdate=2009-07-07 |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/wiseman-passed-over-for-judge-appointment-192521.html}}</ref>