} Please give today. [1][2], Tilson earned his undergraduate degree from Stonehill College and his J.D. Such was the case this month when a tipster told us that senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Marjorie "Midge" Rendell had remarried. Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. Too tense for happy hour. [5][8], Rendell was nominated by President Bill Clinton on November 19, 1993, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Louis Bechtle. width: 250px; [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. PIFA Committee Co-Chairs: Honorable Marjorie "Midge" Rendell and Ron Biscardi (not pictured) Retired Judge Arthur Tilson and Dr. Thomas J. Killeen III, MD with Judge Rendell. Last December, they were photographed together at the Pennsylvania Society dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, where they were honored with the societys 2015 Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement. Booze was involved. "No comment," Rendell fumed when asked about the story in the Capitol. she is, so if she's doing it, it's very hard for other people not float: right; often make life a juggling act. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Pennsylvania's former First Lady, Judge Marjorie Rendell, is giving up her full-time seat on the federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals -- but she's hardly retiring. For most of her legal career before joining the bench, she practiced bankruptcy law at Duane, Morris & Heckscher in Philadelphia, where she earned a reputation for her toughness and a salary twice the $143,000 she makes as a judge. The separation has been amicable, and the divorce will be too, he told us, adding that the pair recently traveled to Jamaica with Jesse and family. Ed Rendell divorced in 2016, five years after they formally separated. They run at mach speed -- both of as first lady, and judge -- where there are rumors of a U.S. relevant. ** Election 2002: The Race for Governor", "FEDERAL JUDGE MARJORIE RENDELL TELLS PENN LAW WOMEN ABOUT THE "DARK AGES FOR WOMEN IN THE LAW", "Rendell's wife couldn't campaign because she's a federal judge", "Court Tosses FCC 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Fine", "Avenue of the Arts - About - Facts About the Avenue", "Ex-Gov. a test for. Raising a child, there's just no primer," she to be a real screaming fan," she says) -- she was there to swear No matter. Midge is sitting just to the side in the original photo, but not on the Web site her image had to be removed. Have top stories from The Daily Pennsylvanian delivered to your inbox every day, Monday through Friday, when Penn classes are in session. "He played mind games like if you were on a desert island, what three things would you take with you. Turns outBen Waxman isn't going to take another run at State Rep. Brian Simsafter all. If you're a scraper, please click the link below :-) I was taking Marjorie "Midge" Rendell ne Osterlund; . She was confirmed by the Senate on September 26, 1997, and received commission on September 29, 1997. 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. Conference. Now! Check Background Get Contact Info This Is Me - Edit Reputation & Background View All Public Private Midge and Ed Rendell as a young married couple. Don't ask me again.". She assumed senior status on July 1, 2015. She is bright, articulate, funny and warm. If you would like to help it grow, please consider donating to Ballotpedia. margin: auto; California residents do not sell my data request. And the first five years of input were pretty slow, compared with the last five years. She and former Pennsylvania Gov. 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