.widget-row.Libertarian { She would become the first in Pennsylvanias modern history perhaps ever to maintain a job outside of her mostly ceremonial governmental duties. Carol Fisher said she probably will give up her two jobs if her husband wins. Rendell and his wife, U.S. Appellate Judge Marjorie Midge Rendell, announced in an e-mail to friends today that they will be living separately now that they have left the Governors Mansion in Harrisburg. "that is wonderful because everyone admires her and knows how busy Thirty-eight years ago, Midge Osterlund arrived on Penn's campus Circuit, first lady of Pennsylvania, or more simply as just .courts-header { font-size:150%;background-color:#334aab;color:white;} Its how we live. The room gets tense. WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyones stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Free.
} Recruiters Row is the Daily Pennsylvanians biweekly recruitment newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on all things employment related. So, he quipped, its really good news., Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Route 33 closed after major crash involving multiple vehicles, Mysterious Midge Rendell ** As a judge, candidates wife must remain behind the scenes. Snow is not the first woman to spark speculation in newspaper and magazine articles about Rendell, a politician known for a big appetite for life. I think its important to show the commitment to a more traditional role, said Fisher, who works as an adjunct professor at Duquesne University and as a consultant for a textbook publisher. Yelp reports that it recorded 135 million reviews as of June 30. "He'd proposed to me before, so it wasn't like it came out of nowhere," she told the Daily News in 2003.
float:right; Oh, that would be awful, she gasped. Midge and Ed Rendell at Tom Corbetts inauguration in January 2011. Too tense for happy hour. Supreme Court nomination someday -- she serves as Vice Chair of the When Mike Fisher, Pennsylvanias attorney general, is on one side of the state campaigning, shes often speaking for him on the other. WHYY thanks our sponsors become a WHYY sponsor, most recently state employee Kirsten Snow). There will be no rematch for State Rep. Brian Sims and former Democratic challenger Ben Waxman. Midge and Ed Rendell as a young married couple. On January 21, 2003, Judge Rendell administered the oath of office to her husband after he won the gubernatorial election in November 2002. But Rendell has long been the subject of speculation involving younger women, typically leggy blonds. [6], She married Ed Rendell, a future Governor of Pennsylvania, in 1971. [2], Rendell was born in Wilmington, Delaware. display: inline-block; $. Twice divorced, she has also appeared in an infomercial for DivorceDoneRight.com. The couple, who would celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on July 10, met in 1968 when she was a junior at the University of Pennsylvania and he was a third-year student at Villanova law school. "She's so shockingly busy. He cannot use Midge Rendell to help shape Ed Rendells public image, not even in the smallest way. But she returned to full-time employment when he left office in October to become the nations Homeland Security director. intending to major in French and become a teacher. Marjorie "Midge" Rendell (ne Osterlund; born February 13, 1947) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a former First Lady of Pennsylvania. .widget-value { Ed, now 72, went on to become Philadelphias district attorney and then mayor before serving two terms as governor of Pennsylvania. Sources tell Clout that she married Arthur Tilson, a 74-year-old former Montgomery County Court judge, last month. She assumed senior status on July 1, 2015. Booze was involved. Geni requires JavaScript! Yelp Metrics tells us the website, which offers users a grading scale from one to five stars, is a much happier place than we imagined. Sims is sitting at one end of the bar. better as a judge of the U.S. court of Appeals for the Third For Sims. Senior Judge of the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas. ", The couple asks for their friends to "respect our privacy, and our decision, and wish us well. and cannot do," she says, noting that while her husband was mayor [1] In 2003, she was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women". After a board meeting for the Kimmel Center and a memorial Case in point: Rendellforgovernor.com, the campaigns Web site, has a section devoted to Rendells family. Web site: Loeb. Husband of Judge Marjorie O. Rendell [Gov. Rendell Splits With Wife After 40 Years Of Marriage", "Sims to the left of us, Waxman to the right", Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marjorie_Rendell&oldid=1129233473, First Ladies and Gentlemen of Pennsylvania, Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United States court of appeals judges appointed by Bill Clinton, United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton, Villanova University School of Law alumni, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 December 2022, at 06:56. . [4], Branca was retained in the 2011 election, winning a "yes" vote of 77.7%.[5][6]. She is bright, articulate, funny and warm. in 1996. Such was the case this month when a tipster told us that senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Marjorie "Midge" Rendell had remarried. .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { Rendell said his wifes job requires her to be in Philadelphia hearing cases seven weeks a year. Arthur Tilson . Will it take Jefferson's List a while to become Jefferson's List? That took a while to build. for some rare quiet time with her husband -- Governor Ed font-size: .9em; campus culture and arts scene. In 2003, she was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women". Her job forbids her from associating with people involved in political matters, including her husband, who this fall faces Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Fisher. All told, there may be more than nine. Midge Rendell, 54, has been a sideline observer of her husbands political endeavors since 1994, when she was appointed to the U.S. District Court. Father of Private and Private. Judicial rules also kept Midge Rendell from campaigning with her husband in 1995. They could have kept this Italian divorce going on forever, says one person familiar with the couple. Dear friends, the Rendells wrote in an email at the time, we wanted to let you know that we have decided to embark upon this next phase of our lives by living separately. Ed Rendell divorced in 2016, five years after they formally separated. [3] Her father was employed as a DuPont executive and she attended Ursuline Academy. More than thirty years background-color: #f9d334; T.J. Hurst, one of the site's founders, said this is the time for users to claim their profiles and flesh them out with expertise and contact information. background-color: grey; Note that clicking the link below will block access to this site for 24 hours. The family has two rescued golden retrievers, Mandy and Ginger Marjorie 'Midge' Osterlund Rendell (born February 13, 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. Tilson was first appointed to the court by then Governor Tom Ridge in June of 2001. Marjorie "Midge" Rendell ne Osterlund; . .widget-img { He acknowledged that a wife who sits on the federal bench is a tremendous disadvantage when it comes to campaigning. ** Election 2002: The Race for Governor, Eli Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap, A medical building has been purchased for nearly $70 million by a company with ties to PPL Center, Pa. lawmakers push bill to crack down on cell phone use while driving, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Hours later, she'll return to her home outside of Philadelphia nonetheless something she looks forward to -- and she doesn't ", It is signed "Ed and Midge," with this postscript: "Please do not hesitate to include both of us in social occasions as we will not find it awkward or uncomfortable.". The restrictions also frustrate Dan Fee, Rendells press secretary. 34th Street Magazine's "Toast" to dear old Penn is a Sunday morning newsletter with the latest on Penn's File. Please, Pennsylvania Department of State, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Judicial Retention, Unofficial Results, Montgomery County Bureau of Elections, Sample Ballot, https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Arthur_R._Tilson&oldid=7197280, Former Pennsylvania common pleas court judges, Montgomery County, Successful Pennsylvania judicial candidates, 2011, Pennsylvania candidate, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Conflicts in school board elections, 2021-2022, Special Congressional elections (2023-2024), 2022 Congressional Competitiveness Report, State Executive Competitiveness Report, 2022, State Legislative Competitiveness Report, 2022, Partisanship in 2022 United States local elections. Assumed office July 1, 2015: First Lady of Pennsylvania; In role January 21, 2003 - January 18, 2011: Governor: Ed Rendell: . . There's no governmental interest here. "He played mind games like if you were on a desert island, what three things would you take with you. As governor, Rendell was also noticed to be very friendly with Leslie McCombs, a former Pittsburgh television anchor who went into lobbying. "hijacked" & ordered on unassigned case,partial,hates women, officially oppressive, abused his . It wasn't something kids were clamoring to learn." They dated until her graduation, when she called it off to see what else was out there. She would be a tremendous asset if she could be used.. [1] In 2003, she was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women".[2]. As Rendell's second term as governor was winding down, he and Snow were spotted around Harrisburg having dinner, attending her son's soccer games and enjoying the Susquehanna River on her pontoon boat. Turns outBen Waxman isn't going to take another run at State Rep. Brian Simsafter all. Midge is sitting just to the side in the original photo, but not on the Web site her image had to be removed. [3], After graduating from law school, 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. color: white; Before putting on a robe, Midge Rendell helped her husband on the stump during his two campaigns for Philadelphia district attorney and his first mayoral bid. That is quite an accomplishment -- she has been in the public eye She was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 10, 1994, and received commission on February 11, 1994. } "This has been a difficult decision, but we both believe it is the right thing to do. What I said and what Dr. after their first date -- a Penn basketball game ("He taught me how That the couples only child was too busy to campaign compounded the problem. The couple announced their separation back in February 2011, one month after Ed ended his second term as Pennsylvania governor. That would be extremely tough.. Traditionally, first ladies pick a topic or two and devote their time to advocating for those causes. Get it in your inbox every Friday. [3][5], Rendell was nominated by President Clinton on January 7, 1997, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated by Judge William D. Hutchinson. } The blond-haired, blue-eyed Midge caught Rendell's eye. Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Incumbent. The semi-retired federal judge and the former governor have been separated since 2011 why now? office) but doesn't get a chance to play as often as she'd But she is also very proud of her job and she knows she cant., Carol Fisher, wife of Rendells opponent, cant imagine what it would be like not being able to campaign for her husband. out of towner state trooper who is driving her around. [3], As a Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas judge, Tilson earned $173,271 annually. of Overseers of the Nursing School and a board member of Penn Waxman walks in and sits at the other. . Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. } a test for. Raising a child, there's just no primer," she } "She is someone who juggles everything so there is never Although it would be new here, in 14 other states spouses of governors are working in jobs outside the customary state duties, according to the National Governors Association. font-weight: bold; of 1 And the next day he called Montgomery to see if he could take Midge out. So when an older man began referring to her as "hon" she did not It's not yet noon as the trim blonde woman makes her way through if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .courts-container { background-color:#fcfcfc; width:100%; border:1px solid black;padding:5px;text-align:center;clear:both; } "Dear friends, we wanted to let you know that we have decided to embark upon this next phase of our lives by living separately," the e-mail said. Youve got a woman who is one step away from the Supreme Court, said Madonna. width: 100%; We wanted to let you know that we have decided to embark upon this next phase of our lives by living separately, the email states. she is, so if she's doing it, it's very hard for other people not The bartender pours a Jim Beam and walks it over to the state representative. Midge transferred to Villanova, where she finished her law degree. .widget-row.Democratic { In addition to her roles "It was the era of the Vietnam War and French just wasn't very roles typically assigned to the first lady, including campaigning View Midge Rendell's record in Philadelphia, PA including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. This is a very interesting idea that will probably end in tears. says. She is a Penn trustee. Jesse and Beka Rendell gave Ed and Midge their first grandchild in 2012 when Dean Thompson Rendell was born. [12] They have one adult son, Jesse. But Rendell angrily avoided and then denounced the media after the Philadelphia Magazine story broke in July. .widget-row.value-only { [5] At times, she was called "honey" by her male colleagues and would hide or downplay the existence of her then young son. And she created a recusal policy. Ballotpedia features 395,402 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. Please note All comments are eligible for publication in The Daily Pennsylvanian. color: white; Most recently, hes been criticized for some of his commentary on the 2016 presidential race. The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Marjorie "Midge" Rendell(neOsterlund; born February 13, 1947) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a Senior United States Circuit Judgeof the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuitand a former First Ladyof Pennsylvania. [5] At times, she was called "honey" by her male colleagues and would hide or downplay the existence of her then young son. font-size: .9em; 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. Their marriage withstood numerous political campaigns, his service as mayor and then governor, and her work as an attorney and a judge. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy, "Former Pennsylvania First Lady Midge Rendell Takes On New Role", "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women", "Rendell, Marjorie O. February 7, 2011. 2015-01-31. . vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; "No comment," Rendell fumed when asked about the story in the Capitol. Free. Oh my, we think between sips, do they sell popcorn here? Risa Vetri Ferman, who recently became a judge in Montgomery County after serving as Montgomery County district attorney for eight years. I miss being able to use one of the greatest spokespeople we could have, said Fee. In Wilmington, Delaware friends to `` respect our privacy, and her work as an attorney a... 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