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Janet Wood Reno (July 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was an American lawyer and public official who served as the first female and 78th United States Attorney General. Reno, a member of the Democratic Party , held the position from 1993 to 2001, making her the second-longest serving attorney general, behind only William Wirt .
Apr 2, 2014 · Janet Reno broke new ground in 1993 as the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, serving under President Bill Clinton. Updated: Oct 11, 2019 11:44 AM EDT (1938-2016)
Nov 7, 2016 · Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as US attorney-general, always stood out in Washington. She was unusually tall at 6’1”, she was plain spoken in a city much given to circumlocution and ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938, Miami, Florida, U.S.—died November 7, 2016, Miami) was an American lawyer and public official who became the first woman attorney general (1993–2001) of the United States. Reno settled with her family on 20 acres (8 hectares) of wilderness at the edge of the Everglades, outside Miami, Florida, when she was ...
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Nov 7, 2016 · Nov 07, 2016. Janet Reno ’63, the longest serving U.S. attorney general of the 20th century and the first woman to have ever held the post, died on Monday at age 78, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Reno was nominated to the post of U.S. attorney general by President Clinton in 1993 and she served for eight years before stepping ...
Nov 7, 2016 · Janet Reno, former US attorney general, dies at age 78. By CURT ANDERSON. Published 9:01 AM PDT, November 7, 2016. MIAMI (AP) — Shy and admittedly awkward, Janet Reno became a blunt prosecutor and the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and was also the epicenter of a relentless series of political storms, from the deadly raid on ...
Nov 7, 2016 · 7 November 2016. AP. The first woman to be US attorney general, Janet Reno, has died at home in Miami from complications linked to Parkinson's disease, US media say. Ms Reno, 78, was at the centre ...
