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Jeanine Pirro
Pirro in 2021
District AttorneyofWestchester County
In office
January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2005
Preceded byCarl Vergari
Succeeded byJanet DiFiore
Judge of theWestchester CountyCourt
In office
January 1, 1991 – May 1993[citation needed]
Preceded byFrancis Nicolai
Succeeded byDaniel Angiolillo
Peter Leavitt[1]
Personal details
Born
Jeanine Ferris

(1951-06-02)June 2, 1951(age 73)
Elmira, New York,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Albert Pirro
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(m.1975;div.2013)​
Children2
EducationUniversity at Buffalo(BA)
Albany Law School(JD)

Jeanine Ferris Pirro[2](born June 2, 1951)[3]is an American television host and author, and is also a former judge,prosecutor,and politician in the state ofNew York.[4][5]

Pirro was elected as a judge of theWestchester County(N.Y.) Court in 1990. In 1993, she was elected to the position of Westchester County district attorney. She is the first woman to be elected to either of those positions. As district attorney, Pirro gained visibility in cases ofdomestic abuseand crimes against the elderly. Pirro was re-elected district attorney in 1997 and 2001. Pirro briefly sought the Republican nomination forUnited States Senateto run againstHillary Clintonin2006,but dropped out to accept the nomination forNew York Attorney General;she lost thegeneral electionto DemocratAndrew Cuomo.

From 2008 to 2011, Pirro hosted a weekday television show entitledJudge Jeanine PirroonThe CW.From 2011 to 2022, she hostedJustice with Judge JeanineonFox News Channel.Pirro has authored six books, includingLiars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy(2018). Following the 2020 presidential election, Pirro made false claims of voting machine fraud. In 2022, Pirro became a co-host ofThe Five.She has been a frequent contributor toNBC News,including regular appearances onThe Today Show.

Pirro was named as a defendant in a February 2021defamationlawsuit bySmartmatic.Pirro was among the hosts named in theDominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Networkdefamation lawsuit for broadcastingfalse statementsabout theplaintiff company'svoting machines.Fox Newssettled the case for $787.5 million and was required to acknowledge that the broadcast statements were false.[6][7][8]

Early life

Jeanine Ferris was born and raised inElmira, New York,the daughter ofLebanese-Americanparents, which means she is anArab-American[9][2]Her father was amobile-homesalesman, and her mother was adepartment-storemodelwho spent much of her childhood in Beirut.[9]Her parents wereMaronite Catholics.[10][11][12]Pirro knew she wanted to be an attorney from the age of six.[13]

She graduated fromNotre Dame High Schoolin Elmira in three years, interning in theChemung CountyDistrict Attorney's office during her time in high school.[13][14][2]Pirro then graduated with aBachelor of Artsfrom theUniversity at Buffalo.She received herJ.D.degree atAlbany Law Schoolin 1975, where she was an editor of thelaw review.[15]

Westchester County law career

Assistant District Attorney

In 1975, District Attorney Carl Vergari appointed Pirro to the position of Assistant District Attorney ofWestchester Countyin New York State, where she began her career by writing appeals and handling minor cases. In 1977, Pirro approached Vergari and requested that he apply for a federal grant for local district attorney's offices to establish bureaus that specialized indomestic violence.She hoped that Vergari would take advantage of potential funding, as well as a 1977 change in New York law that moved many domestic violence cases fromfamily courttocriminal court.[16]Vergari agreed to apply for the grant, and his office became one of four in the nation to win the grant. In 1978, he appointed Pirro to be the first chief of the new Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Bureau. Pirro was known to be an aggressive bureau chief. Due to possible coercion, she had a strict policy against dropping cases at a victim's request.[17]

On multiple occasions, Vergari spoke to Pirro concerning her violation of office policy. She had issued press releases with her own name—and not Vergari's—on top. The relationship between Pirro and Vergari disintegrated in the late 1980s, after Pirro claimed sole responsibility for the establishment of the Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Bureau.[17]

On June 1, 1990, just five months prior to Pirro's first appearance on the ballot for County Court Judge, she attracted widespread attention for rushing to conduct a bedside investigation of Maria Amaya at the Intensive Care Unit of United Hospital inPort Chester.Amaya had been charged with four counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of her four children. She was a 36-year-old immigrant fromEl Salvadorwho had a history of being hospitalized for mental issues. Amaya had killed the four children and attempted suicide, believing that they were being corrupted by drugs and sex.[13]

While recognized for her prosecution of domestic violence, Pirro was criticized for her relative prosecutorial absence in bringing charges involving major public corruption ororganized crime.[18]These criticisms intensified when Pirro's husband was later convicted of several felonies tied toorganized crime,including tax evasion and conspiracy.[19]"One would have to believe that there's no organized crime in Westchester County, not a single corrupt official, and every union in this county is as clean as the driven snow," according to William I. Aronwald, who headed theFederal Organized Crime Strike Forceduring the 1970s.[20]

During an abortive 1986 campaign forLieutenant Governor of New York,Pirro boasted to have never lost a case in "about 50 trials." This number was disputed when presented in 2005 to colleagues, who said that the real number of trials personally handled by Pirro "wasn't more than 10." Pirro's then-spokesman, Anne Marie Corbalis, contended only that Pirro had a "100% felony conviction rate" as an Assistant District Attorney.[17]

County Court Judge

Pirro left the District Attorney's office after her November 1990 election as a judge of the Westchester County Court. She had successfully run on the Republican andConservativeparty lines against Democratic nominee andNew CastleTown Justice Lawrence D. Lenihan andRight to Life Partynominee August C. Nimphius, Jr.[21]Pirro is the first woman to serve as a judge of the Westchester County Court.[22]

District Attorney

In November 1993, Pirro was elected Westchester County District Attorney; she is the first woman to hold that position.[22]She was re-elected in 1997 and 2001. On May 23, 2005, Pirro announced that she would not seek re-election to a fourth term as Westchester County District Attorney.[23]

On December 31, 1993—within hours of Pirro's midnight inauguration as District Attorney—Scrippsnewspaper heiressAnne Scripps Douglaswas savagely bludgeoned in the head with a hammer by her estranged husband, Scott Douglas, as she slept in theirBronxville, New York,home. By the time police arrived, Scott Douglas had fled the scene. Anne Scripps Douglas died in the hospital on January 6. Scott Douglas subsequently committed suicide by jumping off theTappan Zee Bridge.Pirro, already known as a passionate prosecutor of domestic violence cases, was a frequent presence in the media during the period between the murder and when Scott Douglas's body washed ashore inRiverdalein early March 1994. This increase in Pirro's national profile led to her surfacing as a frequent contributor on network and cable television news in June 1994,when O.J. Simpson was arrested for the murder of his ex-wife,appearing frequently as an analyst onNightline,Larry King Live,andGeraldo.[17][24]

Within months of taking office, Pirro undertook a costly renovation to the district attorney's facilities and expanded to an additional floor of the county courthouse. The largest expenses were a new kitchenette and a media room, costing $20,000, to assist Pirro's growing profile; additional expenditures were made to remodel her personal office with mahogany.[25]

Pirro was the first female president of theNew York State District Attorneys Association.Also while district attorney, she was appointed by then-GovernorGeorge Patakito chair the New York State Commission on Domestic Violence Fatalities.[26]Its report and recommendations resulted in legislation passing that enhanced protections of, and safeguards for, the victims of domestic abuse.[27][better source needed]

During her tenure as district attorney, she repeatedly refused to reopen the case of the murder of Angela Correa byJeffrey Deskovic.[28]In 1990, Deskovic was falsely convicted of killing the then-15-year-old Correa, and spent 16 years in prison before he was exonerated byDNA evidence;the real killer eventually confessed to the crime. Deskovic later won a $41.6 million lawsuit against Daniel Stephens and Westchester County for his wrongful conviction.[29]

Statewide political career

1986 lieutenant gubernatorial candidacy

On May 26, 1986, Pirro, then an assistant district attorney, was announced as the running mate ofWestchester County Executiveand presumptive Republican gubernatorial nomineeAndrew O'Rourke.Pirro was selected by O'Rourke andNew York State Republican CommitteeChairman Anthony J. Colavita after nearly a dozen individuals declined the position.[30]AssemblyMinority LeaderClarence D. Rappleyea Jr.traveled to the first night of the Republican Committee's nominating convention inSyracuseto tell O'Rourke and Colavita that his conference was concerned about the selection of Pirro.[31]On May 28, 1986, Pirro announced her withdrawal from the race, saying that her husband could not disclose his legal clients or the couple's business interests (later revealed to have been her husband's partial ownership of a Connecticut garbage hauling company with alleged mafia connections),[18][32]and that many of his clients did business with the state, which would make it "virtually impossible" for her to serve as Lieutenant Governor.[31]

2006 U.S. Senate campaign

On August 10, 2005, Pirro announced that she would seek the Republican nomination to challenge first-term incumbentsenatorHillary Clinton,aDemocrat,in the2006 election for U.S. Senator from New York.Other Republicans who announced campaigns for the nomination wereJohn Spencer,a former mayor ofYonkers,William Brenner, an attorney inSullivan County,and attorneyEdward Cox,the son-in-law of former presidentRichard Nixon.In a widely publicized moment when she was declaring her candidacy, Pirro misplaced page 10 of her speech and went silent for 32 seconds, something that was widely considered to have damaged her campaign before it even started.[33]

During an appearance at the Crime Victims Resource Center, Pirro described herself this way: "I amredonfiscal policy.I amconservativeand I support theBush tax cut... I have broadbluestripes when it comes to social issues... I am a woman who is amoderatein New York. "[34]Republican governorGeorge Pataki's endorsement of Pirro caused Cox to withdraw from the race,[35]leaving Pirro as the likely nominee. Donors to Pirro's political campaign included designerTommy Hilfiger(also a native of Elmira) andDonald Trump,as well as contractors and real estate executives who had done business with her husband.[36]Trump spoke highly of her husband at the time, saying: "Al has a good sense of the law and what's practical and a lot of common sense."[18]

On December 21, 2005, Pirro dropped out of the Senate race after continuing pressure from party chiefs.[37]This decision was reached after a lagging fundraising effort, and polls that showed she would be easily defeated by Clinton (aQuinnipiac Universitypoll forecast Pirro would lose to Clinton 62 percent to 30 percent).[38]In a statement, she said, "I have decided that my law enforcement background better qualifies me for a race for New York State attorney general than a race for the United States Senate."[39]Spencer was eventually chosen as the Republican Party's nominee for the U.S. Senate.[40]

During her four-month campaign, the Pirro campaign racked up $600,000 in debt to campaign vendors. By 2019, debts to vendors remained unpaid.[41][42]

2006 State Attorney General campaign

Main article:2006 New York Attorney General election

On May 31, 2006, Pirro was unopposed for the nomination and became the Republican Party's official candidate forAttorney General of New Yorkby acclamation at the state GOP convention.[43]She also received the nominations of the New YorkConservativeandIndependenceParties. Pirro lost the general election to the Democratic nominee, formerClintonHousing and Urban DevelopmentSecretary and future GovernorAndrew Cuomo,58%–39%.[44]

Books

Pirro is the author of six books, two of which are crime novels. Her first book was 2003'sTo Punish and Protect: A DA's Fight Against a System That Coddles Criminals.It was followed in 2004 byTo Punish and Protect: Against a System That Coddles Criminals.

In 2012, with the assistance of authorPete Earley,Pirro wrote the novelSly Foxbased on her own experiences as a 25-year-old assistant district attorney in Westchester.[45]Sly Foxwas followed in 2014 by the second novel in the series,Clever Fox: A Dani Fox Novel.

Pirro's bookLiars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy(2018) is a look inside the Presidency of Donald Trump, as well as the politics surrounding the anti-Trump movement. In April 2018, Trump posed with Pirro and with her bookLiars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracyin theOval Office.[46][47]Washington Postbook criticCarlos Lozadadescribed the book as a "sycophantic" and "gushing" pro-Trump book.[48]PolitiFact found that Pirro's assertion in the book that Deputy Attorney GeneralRod Rosensteinhad announced in February 2018 that "the Russia collusion investigation is over" was false; Rosenstein never said it, and the progression of the Russia probe since February 2018 demonstrated otherwise.[49]

Pirro'sRadicals, Resistance, and Revenge: The Left's Plot to Remake America(2019) is described as "the latest chapter in the unfolding liberal attack on our most basic values." Her bookDon't Lie to Me: and Stop Trying to Steal Our Freedomwas published on September 23, 2020.[50]

Media career

Pirro has been a regular contributor to thesyndicatedmorning talk showThe Morning Show with Mike and Juliet.She has been a guest analyst onToday,Fox NYGood Day New York.She is aFox Newslegal analyst appearing on various shows, and has guest-hosted shows such asLarry King Live,The Joy Behar Show,andGeraldo at Large.She was a frequent guest on Fox's late-night satire showRed Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.[45]

Pirro appeared in theHBOsix-part serialThe Jinx,recounting her perspective on the1983 disappearance of Kathie Durst,a high-profile case for which she was the investigating attorney. Pirro was the host of the Americanrealityprime timecourt showYou the Jury,canceled after two episodes.[51]

Judge Jeanine Pirroon The CW

On May 5, 2008,The CW Television Networkannounced that Pirro would host a weekday television show to be namedJudge Jeanine Pirro,part of the network'sCW Daytimelineup, with two episodes airing daily. The show was distributed byWarner Bros. Domestic Television,and was carried by default on all CW affiliate stations.[52]

Judge Jeanine Pirrowas cleared for a second season beginning in fall 2009. Unlike its first season, the second season, which began in the fall of 2009, was not exclusive to CW affiliates.[53]In 2010 the show was nominated for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program at the37th Daytime Emmy Awards,and in 2011 it won that category at the38th Daytime Emmy Awards.In September 2011 the show was canceled due to low ratings.

Justice with Judge Jeanineon Fox News

Pirro interviewingVice PresidentMike Pencein December 2019

Pirro is the host of Fox News'Justice with Judge Jeanine,which premiered in January 2011. The program airs on weekends and focuses on the big legal stories of the week.

In 2014, Pirro claimedISILleaderAbu Bakr al-Baghdadiwas "released by Obama in 2009".[54]However, Baghdadi was held in custody until 2004, when he was released under the Bush administration.[54]

In March 2019, on her showJustice with Judge JeaninePirro criticized Rep.Ilhan Omarfor questioning the loyalty of American Jews to the US, by suggesting that Omar's Muslim faith meant she was more loyal to Sharia law than the US Constitution. Pirro said, "Omar wears ahijabwhich according to theQuran33:59 tells women to cover so they won't get molested. Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence toSharia law,which in itself is antithetical to the United States constitution? "[55][56][57]Fox News strongly condemned Pirro's statement.[58]Pirro did not apologize for her remarks, and said that she intended to "start a debate."[56]On March 16, 2019, Fox News decided not to air her show, replacing it with a rebroadcast of aScandalousepisode in its time slot.[59]CNNreported on March 17 that Pirro had been suspended by Fox News, and President Trump wrote on Twitter: "Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro. Stop working soooo hard on being politically correct, which will only bring you down, and continue to fight for our Country."[55][60]Justice with Judge Jeanineresumed airing on March 30, 2019.[61]

In March 2020, she hosted the show from home due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.She did not appear on air for the first 15 minutes citing "technical difficulties", with Jackie Ibañez covering for her, and when Pirro finally appeared, she was in a disheveled state, slurring her speech, causing widespread speculation that she wasinebriated.After one commercial break, she was even seen putting aside a drink with a straw.[62]

After the2020 United States presidential election,Pirro was an outspoken proponent on her program of baseless allegations involving voting machine fraud that allegedly stole the election from Donald Trump. HostsLou DobbsandMaria Bartiromoalso promoted falsehoods on their programs.Smartmatic,a voting machine company that had been baselessly accused of conspiring with competitorDominion Voting Systemsto rig the election, sent Fox News a letter[63]in December 2020 demanding retractions that "must be published on multiple occasions" so as to "match the attention and audience targeted with the original defamatory publications." The three programs each ran the same video segment refuting the baseless allegations days later, though none of the three hosts personally issued retractions.[64][65]Pirro was among Fox News employees named in a February 2021 Smartmatic defamation suit; a judge dismissed her from the suit in March 2022, but an appeals court reinstated her as a defendant in February 2023.[66][67]

On January 12, 2022, it was announced that Pirro would be a permanent co-host onThe Fivestarting January 24, and endingJustice.[68]

Political positions

Pirro speaking at aTurning Point USAevent in 2020

Trump administration

Pirro supported Donald Trump in the2016 presidential race,while also noting that she was "infuriated" by some of his behaviors.[69]After the release of theAccess Hollywoodtape,Pirro defended Trump, stating "I have been involved in a million situations with him and his children. He has always been a gentleman."[70]

After Trump's election, Pirro was known for delivering fiery defenses of the president.[71][2]The Washington Postdescribed her show as "almost universally positive about Trump," andPoliticodescribed her coverage of Trump as "gushing."[71][72]According toPolitico,"From the outset of the administration, she has used her TV platform to hammer the president's critics and to ding his allies, includingSessions,as insufficiently loyal. "[70]

In her televised programs and in private meetings with Trump at the White House, Pirro "steadfastly encouraged Trump to press harder on his agenda of disruption and provocation."[73]In 2017, Pirro called for the arrest of individuals who cooperated with special counselRobert S. Mueller III'sinvestigationintoRussian interference in the 2016 electionin favor of Trump.[74][75]Pirro called for government agencies to be "cleansed" of critics of the president; she called for DeputyFBIDirectorAndrew McCabeandPeter Strzokto be arrested, and appeared to suggest that Mueller, former FBI directorJames B. Comey,and Associate Deputy Attorney GeneralBruce Ohrall be arrested as well.[74]Pirro's comments were part of a broader push by Trump's allies in the media to delegitimize the Mueller probe and other investigations into Trump and his administration.[74]

In February 2018, after two senior Trump administration officials resigned due to domestic abuse allegations, Pirro suggested thatBarack Obama's policies were to blame for the two domestic abuse scandals.[76]In May 2018, Pirro said that Trump had "fulfilled" a "biblical prophecy" by moving theUS embassy in IsraeltoJerusalem.[77]

In June 2018, Pirro said Trump's pardon of conservative activistDinesh D'Souza,who was convicted of "illegal campaign contributions" to a college friend was "fantastic news", as she believes D'Souza was singled out for prosecution for his politics by the FBI for having produced two politicaldocumentary movies:Hillary's AmericaandObama's America.[78]On her show, Pirro had referred to Attorney GeneralJeff Sessionsas "the most dangerous man in America."[70]

In July 2018, after Trump was widely criticized, including by numerous prominent conservatives, for refusing to condemn Russian interference in the 2016 election, because it would have gained little leeway, while standing on stage withVladimir PutininHelsinki,Pirro defended Trump.[79]Pirro said, "What was he supposed to do, take a gun out and shoot Putin?"[79]

In November 2019, she described Trump as "almost superhuman".[80]In December 2019, she suggested that Trump had made it possible for people to say "Merry Christmas"again.[81]

In February 2020, Pirro predicted that theimpeachment of Donald Trumpwould be so unpopular that Democrats would lose their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in the2020 elections(which ultimately did not occur);Politiconamed Pirro's prediction one of "the most audacious, confident and spectacularly incorrect prognostications about the year".[82]

Health care

Describing her own political positions in 2005, Pirro said, "I'm Republican red on fiscal policy with conservative beliefs on making tax cuts permanent, but I've got broad blue stripes on the social issues," during her campaign for the US Senate in New York.[83]Her positions were described as politically moderate during her Senate run.[84]Pirro supported a woman's right to anabortion,including U.S. taxpayer funding of abortion throughMedicaidin 2005,[85]though she has been opposed tolate-term abortions.[86][87]

LGBT rights

On the topic ofLGBT rights,Pirro actively supported the passing of a New Yorkhate crimeslaw which coveredsexual orientationas a protected class in 2000. She was outspoken in her support for anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people during her 2006 campaign for State Attorney General. Pirro supportedcivil unionsfor same-sex couples.[88][89][90]She also received an endorsement from theLog Cabin Republicans.[91]She did not supportsame-sex marriage;however, Pirro opposed attempts to amendthe Constitutionin order to ban same-sex marriage, claiming: "Make no mistake, if it does become the law of this state, I will fight to defend it".[92]Also in 2006, she acknowledged she participated in aPride Paradeand in a Log Cabin Republicans political fundraising event.[93][94]Eight years later, she had William Owens, a representative of theNational Organization for Marriageand opponent of same-sex marriage, to interview, on her program.[95]In November 2021, Pirro attended the Log Cabin Republicans' "Spirit of Lincoln Award" event.[96]

Benghazi

In 2014, Pirro called for the impeachment of Barack Obama over the2012 Benghazi attack.[97]

Second Amendment

Of gun ownership, Pirro commented in December 2015:

Get a gun, buy one legally, learn how to shoot it and be primed to use it. And, I don't care if you get a long gun, a hand gun, a revolver or a semi automatic. Get whatever gun you can handle and don't let anyone talk you out of it. TheSecond Amendmentof the Constitution and theUnited States Supreme Courtconfirm your right to have one.[98]

Personal life

Pirro has two children with her former spouse Albert.[3]Following their marriage, they moved toHarrison, New York,where Pirro began working as assistant district attorney and her husband began work as a lobbyist.[13]Later in their marriage, but before their children were born, Albert was accused of fathering a daughter by a Florida woman he termed as extortionate and mentally unstable.[18]After his denials and extensive court proceedings, DNA testing confirmed him as the father, and he was ordered to begin child support payments in 1998.[99]

In 1997,Peoplemagazine named her one of its "50 Most Beautiful People".[100]

On February 23, 1999, Pirro's husband was indicted on one count of conspiracy, four counts of tax evasion, and 28 counts of filing a false tax return for hiding over $1 million in personal income as business expenses between 1988 and 1997.[101]That day, Pirro appeared with her husband at a press conference in response to the charges, criticizing the investigation as "invasive and hostile."[102][103]On June 23, 2000, a jury found Pirro's husband guilty of 23 of the charges brought against him and not guilty of 10 others.[104]He served 17 months in prison, being released early for good behavior and participating in an alcoholism treatment program.[99]In the midst of the trial, Jeanine Pirro had attacked the prosecution for bringing up matters which involved her, calling it a "desperate attempt by them to bring me into this wherever they can."[105]Albert Pirro was pardoned by PresidentDonald Trumpon January 20, 2021, shortly before Trump left office.[106]

As a result of their "tumultuous" relationship, Pirro and her husband separated in 2007,[107]with their divorce being finalized in 2013.[108][109]

In November 2017, Pirro was charged with speeding for driving 119 miles per hour in upstate New York.[108]

In July 2019, Pirro was named to theboard of directorsof thecannabiscompany HeavenlyRx, which manufacturesCBDproducts.[110]Said Pirro: "My interest in CBD stems from a curiosity after hearing people say how much they benefited from CBD.... Initially a skeptic, I now understand there are tremendous benefits outside the assembly line of traditional medical and pharmaceutical dictates".[111]

Pirro revealed in her 2018 book,Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy,that she was diagnosed with cancer in 2012.[112]She is a practicingCatholic.[113]

Lawsuit

On February 4, 2021, Pirro was named in the complaint "Smartmatic Files $2.7 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox Corporation"[114]The complaint states that "Fox News’ disinformation campaign had a direct and harmful impact on Smartmatic's ability to conduct business in the United States and around the world".[114]Smartmatic claims that Fox News Network, Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs, Jeanine Pirro,Rudy GiulianiandSidney Powellwere primary sources of false information which were repeated by other media outlets, journalists, bloggers and influencers the world over.[115]

See also

Notes

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