Janet Reno was born in 1938 and was the first women to be appointed to United States Attorney General having served beginning in 1993 until 2001 (South University, 2017). Janet Reno earned her degree in law at Harvard University and was one of only 16 women in her class of more than 500 (South University, 2017). Janet Reno served in Miami, Florida as State Attorney before serving in the United States Justice Department (South University, 2017). Reno’s contributions to women in criminal justice include her serving at the vanguard of the increased of women in public attorney positions.
Case Study Five: Sandra Day O’Connor Sandra Day O’Connor was the first female United States Supreme Court Justice and served from