Janet Reno, LLB Biography
- Title:
- Former US Attorney General
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?"
- Reasoning:
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“I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people in the United States. I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but that I could ask for it when I was satisfied as to guilt and to the proper application of the penalty.”
“Exit Interview: Janet Reno,” Online NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS, Jan. 18, 2001
“I have inquired for most of my adult life about studies that might show that the death penalty is a deterrent. And I have not seen any research that would substantiate that point.”
“Weekly Media Availability with Attorney General Janet Reno,” US Justice Department press release, Jan. 20, 2000
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- US Attorney General, 1993-2001
- State Attorney, Dade County, Florida State Attorney’s Office, 1978-1993
- Staff Attorney, Dade County, Florida State Attorney’s Office, 1973-1976
- Staff Director, Judiciary Committee, Florida House of Representatives, 1971-1973
- Member, Board of Directors, Innocence Project
- Education:
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- LLB (Bachelor of Law), Harvard Law School, 1964
- BS, Chemistry, Cornell University, 1960
- High School Diploma, Coral Gables High School, Florida
- Other:
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- First woman Attorney General of the United States
- Ran for Governor of Florida in 2002 and lost in Democratic primary to Bill McBride