▁of ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁President ▁Trump ▁announced ▁his ▁intent ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁Mor r ison ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Ohio . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁her ▁nom ination ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁She ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁the ▁seat ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Gregory ▁L . ▁F rost , ▁who ▁retired ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁hearing ▁on ▁her ▁nom ination ▁was ▁held ▁before ▁the ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁her ▁nom ination ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁under ▁Rule ▁XXX I , ▁Par agraph ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Senate . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁President ▁Trump ▁announced ▁his ▁intent ▁to ▁ren omin ate ▁Mor r ison ▁for ▁a ▁federal ▁jud ges hip . ▁Her ▁nom ination ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁later ▁that ▁day . ▁On ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁her ▁nom ination ▁was ▁reported ▁out ▁of ▁committee ▁by ▁a ▁voice ▁vote . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Senate ▁voted ▁ 8