Marjorie Rendell
| Midge Rendell | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2015 |
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| First Lady of Pennsylvania | |
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In role January 21, 2003 – January 18, 2011 |
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| Governor | Ed Rendell |
| Preceded by | Katherine Schweiker |
| Succeeded by | Susan Corbett |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
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In office September 29, 1997 – July 1, 2015 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | William D. Hutchinson |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office February 11, 1994 – November 20, 1997 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Louis Charles Bechtle |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
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Marjorie Osterlund 1947 (age 69–70) Wilmington, Delaware |
| Spouse(s) | Ed Rendell (1971–2011) |
| Education |
University of Pennsylvania B.A. Villanova University School of Law J.D. |
Marjorie "Midge" Osterlund Rendell (born 1947) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a former First Lady of Pennsylvania. In 2003, she was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women".
Rendell was born in Wilmington, Delaware. Her father was employed as a DuPont executive and she attended Ursuline Academy.
She married Ed Rendell, a future Governor of Pennsylvania, in 1971. On January 21, 2003, Judge Rendell administered the oath of office to her husband after he won the gubernatorial election in November 2002. During her husband's campaigns for mayor and governor, Rendell was barred by the federal judicial ethics code from publicly campaigning on his behalf, as well as from taking part in some fundraisers. On February 7, 2011, a joint email from the couple announced that they had amicably separated. They have one adult son, Jesse. On September 6, 2016, Ed Rendell announced the couple had filed for amicable divorce.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law in 1973. Afterward, she practiced as an attorney for 20 years as a partner at the Philadelphia firm of Duane, Morris & Heckscher, where she focused her practice on bankruptcy and commercial litigation. She also served as a mediator for the United States District Court.
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