Janet Reno

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Janet Reno
78th United States Attorney General
In office
March 12, 1993 ? January 20, 2001
Preceded by William Barr
Succeeded by John Ashcroft
Personal details
Born ( 1938-07-21 ) July 21, 1938
Miami , Florida ,
United States
Died November 7, 2016 (aged 78)
Miami, Florida,
United States
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Cornell University
Harvard Law School

Janet Reno (June 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was the United States Attorney General from 1993 to 2001, under President Bill Clinton . She was the first woman to ever have this job. [1]

Reno died on November 7, 2016 from complications of Parkinson's disease, aged 78.

References [ change | change source ]

  1. "Janet Reno" . Washington Post . Retrieved 13 October 2016 .