--- title: "Marjorie O. Rendell | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marjorie-o-rendell" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Marjorie O. Rendell U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Current Role: Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, since July 1, 2015 - Judge, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1997-present - Judge, District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, 1994-1997 - Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit - After law school, Rendell practiced for 20 years as a partner at Duane, Morris & Heckscher in Philadelphia ### Education ### Additional information - She later joined the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (2011–2018). - Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2011-2018 - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1997–2015): Nominated by Clinton in 1997, confirmed September 26, 1997; assumed senior status July 1, 2015. - U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1994–1997): Nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993, confirmed by the Senate in 1994. - Her judicial record includes 729 district-court cases (1991–1997) and six authored appellate opinions, most notably Resolution Trust Corp. v. - Private practice, Philadelphia, PA, 1973-1993 - Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1973-1993 - She attended Ursuline Academy, obtained a B.A. cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969, and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law in 1973. - Born December 20, 1947 in Wilmington, Delaware, Rendell is the daughter of a DuPont executive. - Date of birth: 1947-01-01 - Farmer. - focusing on bankruptcy and commercial litigation, and also held the role of a mediator for the U.S. District Court. - Birth place: Wilmington, DE ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1386851) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1386851) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1386851) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2697/marjorie-o-rendell/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2697/marjorie-o-rendell/) - [Judge Marjorie O. Rendell](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1386851) - [Wikidata: Marjorie Rendell](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2890528) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marjorie-o-rendell", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marjorie-o-rendell", "name": "Marjorie O. Rendell | KnowJudges", "description": "Marjorie O. Rendell, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marjorie-o-rendell#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marjorie-o-rendell#judge", "name": "Marjorie O. 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