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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.
Margaret Brent: first woman to act as an attorney in the United States (1648) Arabella Mansfield: first woman admitted to practice law in the United States (1869) Charlotte E. Ray: First African American female lawyer in the United States and Washington, D.C. (1872) Lyda Conley: First Native American female lawyer in the United States (1902)
Since 1959, there have been 34 states which have appointed or elected women as attorneys-general. Puerto Rico has had a record four women hold office as attorney general, the most of any U.S. state or territory. Anne X. Alpern of Pennsylvania is the first woman to hold office as the attorney-general of a state. [1]
Janet Reno, the first woman U.S. attorney general who served eight tumultuous years with President Bill Clinton, has died at 78, according to media reports.
The attorney general acts as the principal legal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters. The attorney general is also a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States and a member of the United States National Security Council. Additionally, the attorney general is seventh in the presidential line of succession.
Janet Reno is the first woman to be the U.S. attorney general. She served under former President Bill Clinton for eight years, making her the second-longest-serving attorney general in the country ...
It includes Women lawyers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "First women attorneys general" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Bondi, the first woman attorney general in the state serving 2011-2019, led the legal fight against gay marriage. She waged a war on drugs and "pill mills." She brought adorable dogs to Florida ...