Marjorie Rendell

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Marjorie ("Midge") Osterlund Rendell is a federal judge in Pennsylvania. She was born into a well-to-do Roman Catholic family in Philadelphia.

She has been the First Lady of the state of Pennsylvania since January 21, 2003. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Villanova Law School, she practiced as an attorney for twenty years as a partner in the Philadelphia firm of Duane, Morris & Heckscher.

In 1994 she became a judge for Pennsylvania's Eastern District, and since 1997 she has served as a judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is also a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1993, she founded and managed Avenue of the Arts, Inc., whose purpose was to develop Philadelphia's Broad Street into a world-class artistic venue.

She married Ed Rendell, who is the current Governor of Pennsylvania, in 1971. They have one son, Jesse, a 2002 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and bassist for the southern New Jersey band Don't Look Down.