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• Janet Reno is a former attorney general of the United States, a position she was appointed to by former President Bill Clinton. She is currently retired and out of public service after a failed bid for Governor of Florida in 2002.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: July 21, 1938 in Miami, Florida
  2. Attended: Coral Gables High School
  3. Alma Mater: Cornell University
  4. Received a bachelor of laws degree at Harvard University
  5. Was the first female U.S. Attorney General
  6. Has never married or had children
  7. Suffers from Parkinson's disease
  8. Ran for the governor of Florida in 2002, but lost
  9. Appointed twice as attorney general in 1993 and 1997
  10. Was the president of the Women's Self Government Association at Cornell

• Key Dates

  • 1938: Born
  • 1960: Graduated from Cornell University and enrolled at Harvard University Law School
  • 1971: Named staff director of the Judiciary Committee of the Florida House of Representatives
  • 1973: Accepted a position with the Dade County state's attorney's office
  • 1978: Appointed state attorney general for Dade County
  • 1993: Nominated by President Bill Clinton for Attorney General of the United States

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