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Reno, Janet (1939– )| US lawyer, attorney general 1993–2001. Having been appointed to the post in 1993, she took full responsibility in the same year for the attack by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the compound of the Branch Davidian cult at Waco, Texas, in which 86 died. |
| Reno was born in Miami, Florida. As chief prosecutor for Dade County, Florida, 1978–93, she concentrated on helping disadvantaged children to grow into responsible citizens. She is a Democrat and was the first woman to be appointed US attorney general. |
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