Jeanine Ferris Pirro was born on June 2, 1951 in Elmira N.Y. She is a former judge and prosecutor and current TV personality as host of Fox News Channel's Justice with Judge Jeanine. She was the first female judge elected to the Westchester County Court prior to her election as the first female District Attorney of Westchester County. As District Attorney, Pirro gained considerable visibility in cases of domestic abuse and crimes against the elderly.
Pirro graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University at Buffalo. She received her J.D. degree at Albany Law School of Union University in 1975. She was then appointed to the position of Assistant District Attorney of Westchester County. Pirro left the District Attorney's office after her November 1990 election as a judge of the Westchester County Court. She was then elected in 1993 Westchester County District Attorney. She was the first woman to hold that position. She was also the first female president of the New York State District Attorneys Association.
In 2018 her book Liars, Leekers and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy made the bestsellers list.
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