Janet Reno
Janet Reno was the first female Attorney General of the United States, serving under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001.
Her tenure was marked by controversial events including the federal raid on the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas, and the seizure of Elián González.
Her tall stature and no-nonsense demeanor made her a frequent subject of parody.
Central Texas municipality
- Branch DavidiansApocalyptic Texas sect
- Ruby RidgeInfamous federal siege incident
- Oklahoma City bombing1995 American domestic terror attack
- WhitewaterNineties political land scandal
independent counsel · Kenneth Starr · antitrust · Microsoft · congressional testimony · criticism · raid · standoff
Southeastern American peninsula state
- Cuban-AmericanDual-heritage identity designation
- Little HavanaCuban immigrant community in Miami
- state attorneyGovernment's criminal lawyer
- gubernatorial raceContest for state leadership
Chief governmental legal officer
- Justice DepartmentFederal law enforcement agency
- Clinton administration1993-2001 executive branch
- cabinet memberSenior government official
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
law enforcement · federal prosecutor · state attorney · public service · confirmation · Senate · appointed · nomination
Primordial female human
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- role modelPerson others emulate
precedent · groundbreaker · pathfinder · icon · Parkinson's disease · memoir
Waco
Central Texas municipality
- Branch DavidiansApocalyptic Texas sect
- Ruby RidgeInfamous federal siege incident
- Oklahoma City bombing1995 American domestic terror attack
Whitewater · independent counsel · Kenneth Starr · antitrust · Microsoft · congressional testimony · criticism · raid · standoff · tear gas
Florida
Southeastern American peninsula state
- Cuban-AmericanDual-heritage identity designation
- Little HavanaCuban immigrant community in Miami
- state attorneyGovernment's criminal lawyer
attorney general
Chief governmental legal officer
- Justice DepartmentFederal law enforcement agency
- Clinton administration1993-2001 executive branch
- cabinet memberSenior government official
prosecutor · law enforcement · federal prosecutor · state attorney · public service · confirmation · Senate · appointed · nomination
first woman
Primordial female human
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
role model · precedent · groundbreaker · pathfinder · icon · Parkinson's disease · memoir
- Attorneys GeneralRobert Kennedy
- 1990sMonica Lewinsky, impeachment, NAFTA, Whitewater, Oklahoma City bombing
- Clinton AdministrationBill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Madeleine Albright
- Florida PoliticiansMarco Rubio, Ron DeSantis, Jeb Bush, Matt Gaetz
- Women in LawRuth Bader Ginsburg, Sandra Day O'Connor, Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, civil rights lawyer
- CornellBig Red