Janet Reno

thumb|Janet Reno Janet Wood Reno (July 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was an American lawyer who served as the 78th United States attorney general. She held the position from 1993 to 2001, making her the second-longest serving attorney general, behind only William Wirt. A member of the Democratic Party, Reno was the first woman to hold that post. Quotes I made the decision long ago that to be afraid would be to diminish my life. I'm not fancy. I'm what I appear to be. The good lawyer is the great salesman. I just try to do my best and make the best judgments I can. Just remember: strength and courage. If you stand on principle, you'll never lose. Until the day I die, or until the day I can't think anymore, I want to be involved in the issues that I care about. http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2009/04/holder-to-present-reno-with-ajss-justice-award.html Holder to Present Reno with AJS's Justice Award Palazzolo Joe The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times April 17, 2009 April 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422014517/http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2009/04/holder-to-present-reno-with-ajss-justice-award.html April 22, 2009 dead External links Category:1938 births Category:2016 deaths Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:United States Attorneys General Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:Women in law Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:People from Miami Category:Women born in the 1930s