Maryanne Trump Barry

Maryanne Trump Barry
Barry in 2006
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
Education	Mount Holyoke College (BA) Columbia University (MA) Hofstra University (JD)
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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.

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.