Maryanne Trump Barry
American judge (1937–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maryanne Trump Barry (April 5, 1937 – November 13, 2023) was an American attorney and United States federal judge. She became an assistant United States attorney in 1974 and was first appointed to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. In 1999, she was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by President Bill Clinton.
Maryanne Trump Barry | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
In office June 30, 2011 – February 11, 2019 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
In office September 22, 1999 – June 30, 2011 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | H. Lee Sarokin |
Succeeded by | Patty Shwartz |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
In office October 7, 1983 – October 25, 1999 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Henry Curtis Meanor |
Succeeded by | Joel A. Pisano |
Personal details | |
Born | Maryanne Trump (1937-04-05)April 5, 1937 New York City, U.S. |
Died | November 13, 2023(2023-11-13) (aged 86) New York City, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouses | David Desmond
(m. 1960; div. 1980)John Barry
(m. 1982; died 2000) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Trump family |
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In January 2006, Barry testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in support of the nomination of her colleague Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. She took senior status in June 2011, and announced her retirement from the bench in February 2019 after an investigation was launched into allegations that she had committed judicial misconduct by participating in fraudulent tax and financial transactions.
Barry was the elder sister of former president Donald Trump.