Maryanne Trump Barry

Trump Barry in 1992

Maryanne Trump Barry (formerly Desmond; April 5, 1937 – November 13, 2023) was an American attorney and a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit after being appointed by President Bill Clinton.[1] She served as judge from 1999 until her retirement in 2011.

She was the older sister of Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States.

Barry was born in New York City. She studied at Mount Holyoke College and at Columbia University. She later went to Hofstra University to earn her J.D..[2] From 1960 until their divorce in 1980, she was married to David Desmond. In 1982, she married John Barry. John died in 2000. Barry had one son, David.

Barry died of cardiac arrest on November 13, 2023 while under hospice care for cancer at her apartment in New York City at the age of 86.[3][4]

References

  1. Jenna Johnson (October 11, 2015). "Donald Trump says his older sister isn't interested in becoming a Supreme Court judge". Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. "At the Bar". The New York Times. December 4, 1992. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. Former President Donald Trump's Sister Dies At 86 In New York
  4. Haberman, Maggie; Rashbaum, William K. (November 13, 2023). Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump’s Older Sister, Dies at 86. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/13/us/politics/maryanne-trump-barry-dead.html. Retrieved November 13, 2023.