Maryanne Trump Barry

Maryanne Trump Barry
Judge Barry in 1992
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Assumed office
June 30, 2011
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, New York, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s)
  • David Desmond
    (m. 1960; div. 1980)
  • John Barry
    (m. 1982; d. 2000)
Children 1
Parents
Relatives Trump family
Residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education

Maryanne Trump Barry (born April 5, 1937[1]) is an American attorney and an inactive Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is an older sister of Donald Trump, the 45th and current President of the United States.

Early life

Barry was born Maryanne Trump in Queens in New York City, the eldest child of real-estate developer Fred Trump and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump.[2] She is an elder sister of Donald Trump.[3][4] She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1958,[1][5] and a Master of Arts in public law and government from Columbia University in 1962.[1][6] She later returned to graduate school to study law, earning her Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law in 1974.[1]

Career

Barry was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1974 to 1983. She was in the civil division from 1974 to 1975 and in the appeals division from 1976 to 1982, serving as deputy chief of that division from 1976 to 1977 and chief of the division from 1977 to 1982. She served as Executive Assistant United States Attorney from 1981 to 1982. She was First Assistant United States Attorney from 1981 to 1983.[1]

Federal judicial service

Barry was nominated by President Ronald Reagan[2] on September 14, 1983, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Henry Curtis Meanor. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 6, 1983, and received her commission the next day. Her service terminated on October 25, 1999, due to elevation to the Third Circuit.

A Republican,[7] Barry was nominated to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by Democratic President Bill Clinton[2] on June 17, 1999, to replace H. Lee Sarokin, who had retired in 1996. Clinton had nominated Robert Raymar to the seat in 1998, but that nomination was never given a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Raymar's nomination expired at the end of that year. During the next congressional term, Clinton nominated Barry to the position.

Barry was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on September 13, 1999, and received her commission on September 22, 1999. "I am deeply honored and very grateful for the nomination," Barry told the New Jersey Law Journal in 1999. "I am surprised I was approached on it. I assume that my record is good enough as a district court judge to be reached out to, and I'm glad that politics weren't a priority here."[8]

Barry's reputation on the bench was that of a tough judge with strong command of her courtroom.[2] In 1989, while a district court judge in Newark, New Jersey, she disapproved a plea bargaining deal that would have freed two county detectives accused of protecting a drug dealer, and forced the case to trial. The detectives were convicted and received jail terms. She also presided over the conviction of Louis Manna, the Genovese crime family boss accused of plotting to assassinate rival John Gotti.[2]

In January 2006, Barry testified in support of the appointment of fellow Third Circuit Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.

On June 30, 2011, Barry assumed senior status;[1] she took inactive senior status the first week of February 2017, about two weeks after her brother's inauguration as President.[9][10]

Awards

In 2004, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor presented Barry with an award, named for O'Connor, that the Seton Hall University School of Law gives to women who excel in law and public service. At the presentation ceremony, Barry said, "I say to the women out there, remember how difficult it was for women like Justice O'Connor starting out," adding, "Even though she graduated with top grades, she had to take a job as a legal secretary. Remember how far we have come."[2]

Personal life

Barry's first husband was David Desmond; they divorced in 1980.[11] In 1982, she married John Joseph Barry, a New Jersey lawyer.[2][6] He died on April 9, 2000.[12] She has one son from her first marriage, David William Desmond, who is a New York psychologist.[11][13]

In 2016, she gave $4 million to Fairfield University, a Catholic institution, to fund scholarships and endow the university's Center for Ignatian Spirituality.[14][15]

Controversy

In 2018, it was reported in the New York Times that Barry had conspired with her father Fred Trump and siblings, including Donald J. Trump, over a number of years to engage in a massive scheme of tax fraud to limit estate tax and gift tax liability stemming from her father's real estate enterprises. She was present in meetings which furthered the effort following her father's death.[16] A central part of the report in The Times was a company called All County Building Supply & Maintenance; Barry had reported a $1 million contribution from that company during a confirmation process.[17]

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Barry, Maryanne Trump". Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Horowitz, Jason (August 18, 2015). "Familiar Talk on Women, From an Unfamiliar Trump". Politics. New York Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Jenna (October 11, 2015). "Donald Trump Says His Older Sister Isn't Interested in Becoming a Supreme Court Judge". Politics. Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ Candlish, Jane (May 16, 2015). "Councillor Welcomes Trump Donation to Western Isles Care Home". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Margolick, David (December 4, 1992). "At the Bar". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Maryanne Desmond Weds John Barry". Style. New York Times. December 27, 1982. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ Kamen, Al (2015). "When President Clinton Did a Very Nice Thing for Donald Trump". PowerPost. Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2017. Barry, a Republican and Reagan-appointed federal trial judge at the time, reportedly was herself surprised she was picked.
  8. ↑ Ackermann, Matt (June 21, 1999). "Conservative-with-a-Heart Barry Nominated for Third Circuit Seat". New Jersey Law Journal. 156: 1105. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008 – via Is That Legal? (blog).
  9. ↑ Mannion, Cara (February 3, 2017). "3rd Circ. Judge, Trump's Sister, Stops Hearing Cases". Law360. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ Hartfield, Elizabeth; Orden, Erica (October 3, 2018). "A financial disclosure from Donald Trump's sister led to The New York Times report on his taxes". CNN. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. In 2017, she became an inactive judge.
  11. 1 2 Foster, Alice (April 5, 2017). "Judge Maryanne Trump Barry in Pictures: Donald Trump's Sister Celebrates 80th Birthday". Daily Express. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ "John Barry, 60, Trial and Appellate Lawyer". New York Times. April 18, 2000. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Engagements: Lisa Aitken, David Desmond". Engagements. New York Times. May 31, 1992. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ Roy, Eleanor (October 9, 2016). "Donald Trump's Sister Gives $4 Million to Fairfield University". Palm Beach Daily News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  15. ↑ Cipollaro, Susan (September 14, 2016). "Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry Donates $4M in Honor of Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., President of Fairfield University" (Press release). Fairfield, Conn.: Fairfield University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  16. ↑ Barstow, David (October 2, 2018). "Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father". Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  17. ↑ Smith, Allan (October 3, 2018). "New York Times reveals that its bombshell story on Trump's wealth was made possible by a document his sister submitted to the Senate years ago". Business Insider. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Henry Curtis Meanor		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1983–1999		 Succeeded by
Joel A. Pisano
Preceded by
H. Lee Sarokin		 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1999–2011		 Succeeded by
Patty Shwartz
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