Jeanine Pirro

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Westchester County law career

In 1975, District Attorney Carl Vergari assigned Pirro to the position of Assistant District Attorney of Westchester County, where she began her career by writing appeals and representing minor cases. Pirro begged Vergari in 1977, asking that he apply for a federal grant for local district attorney's offices to create domestic violence bureaus that specialized in domestic violence. She hoped that Vergari would profit from the new York law, which moved several domestic violence cases from family court to criminal court. Vergari decided to apply for the grant, and his office became one of four in the country to receive the award. Pirro was named the first head of the new Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Bureau in 1978. Pirro was known as one of the most controversial bureau chiefs. She had a stringent policy against dismissing cases at the request of a victim.

Many people applauded Pirro for her passion as the head of the Domestic Violence Bureau, but several coworkers chastised her for her "attention-grabbing" behavior and historical insensitivity. Chief District Attorney Vergari spoke to Pirro on several occasions about her office policy's misdeeds. She had published press releases with her own name, not Vergari's. After Pirro claimed sole responsibility for the establishment of the Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Bureau, the relationship between Pirro and Vergari disintegrated in the late 1980s.

Maria Amaya of the Intensive Care Unit of United Hospital in Port Chester attracted widespread notice on June 1, 1990, just five months before she became the first candidate on the ballot for County Court Judge. Amaya had been charged with four counts of second-degree murder for her four children's deaths. She was a 36-year-old immigrant from El Salvador who had a history of being hospitalized for mental disorders. Amaya had killed the four children and attempted suicide, suspecting that drugs and sex had contaminated them.

Vergari had served as an assistant district attorney and spent her time on the bench during Pirro's entire tenure as an assistant district attorney. He characterized Pirro as "bright and healthy" and someone who "plays hardball seeking fame," but also "very self-centered in everything she does." Although she was praised for her investigation of domestic violence, she was also chastised for her relative lack of prosecutorial involvement in bringing charges involving major public safety or organized crime. Pirro's husband was later found guilty of several offences relating to organised crime, including tax evasion and conspiracy. "One would have to believe that there is no organized crime in Westchester County, not a single corrupt official," says William I. Aronwald, who was in charge of the federal Organized Crime Strike Force in the 1970s and who was targeted for assassination by Colombo crime family head Carmine Persico.

Pirro claimed to have never lost a lawsuit in "about 50 trials" during a 1986 abortion campaign for Lieutenant Governor of New York. When introduced to colleagues in 2005, the apparent number of trials handled by Pirro "wasn't more than ten." Anne Marie Corbalis, Pirro's then-spokesman, denied that Pirro had a "100% conviction rate" as an Assistant District Attorney.

After being elected as a judge of the Westchester County Court in November 1990, Pirro resigned from the District Attorney's office. She had fought on the Republican and Centrist party lines against Democratic nominee Lawrence D. Lenihan and Right to Life Party candidate August C. Nimphius, Jr. Pirro became Westchester County's first female judge when she was sworn in on January 1, 1991. She served as a judge for two years.

Pirro was elected Westchester County District Attorney in November 1993; she was the first woman to hold office. She was re-elected in 1997 and 2001. Pirro announced on May 23, 2005, that she did not seek re-election to a fourth term as the Westchester County District Attorney.

Anne Scripps Douglas, a Bronxville, New York woman, died in the wretchedness of Pirro's midnight inauguration as District Attorney-Scripps newspaper heiress, as she slept. Scott Douglas had fled the scene by the time police arrived. Anne Scripps Douglas died in the hospital on January 6. Scott Douglas committed suicide by leaping off the Tappan Zee Bridge. Pirro, who was already known as a vocal litigator of domestic violence cases, appeared in the media often during the time between the assassination and the discovery of Scott Douglas's body ashore in Riverdale in early March 1994. Pirro's national reputation boosted her to become a regular contributor to television and cable television news in June 1994, when O.J. appeared. Simpson was jailed for the murder of his ex-wife, who appeared on Nightline, Larry King Live, and Geraldo regularly.

Pirro undertook a costly renovation to the district attorney's office which was extended to an additional floor of the county courthouse within months of taking office. Pirro's increasing fame was offset by a new kitchenette and a media room; additional investments were made to upgrade her personal office with mahogany.

Pirro was the first female president of the New York State District Attorneys Association. Even as a district attorney, she was also selected by then-Governor George Pataki to chair the New York State Commission on Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. Its study and recommendations resulted in legislation being enacted that extended guarantees of, and guarantees for, the victims of domestic violence.

She has consistently refused to reopen the trial of Angela Correa's murder, which was not prosecuted by Jeffrey Deskovic during her tenure as district attorney. Deskovic was wrongly accused of murdering the then-15-year-old Correa and spent 16 years in jail before being cleared by DNA evidence; the true murderer later confessed to the murder. Deskovic was later awarded a $41.6 million lawsuit against Daniel Stephens and Westchester County for his unlawful conviction.

Statewide political career

Pirro, then an assistant district attorney, was announced as the running mate of Westchester County Executive and presuming Republican gubernatorial nominee Andrew O'Rourke on May 26, 1986. After nearly a dozen people declined, including Erie County Executive Ed Rutkowski, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Thomas Gulotta, and Broome and Oneida Counties' Executive, Anthony J. Colavita, Pirro was selected by O'Rourke and New York State Republican Committee Chairman Anthony J. Colavita. When asked about her strengths as a candidate, Colavita, who said at the press conference that "severe" people had so many say "no" to me, continued to do so."

Several New York Republicans, including Assembly Minority Leader Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., were enraged by Pirro's inability to inform O'Rourke and Colavita that his delegation was concerned with Pirro's lack of political experience or statewide stature, despite his trip from Albany to Syracuse's first night of the State Republican Committee's Nominating Convention on May 27. Many Republicans are concerned that if Pirro were nominated, their ticket would be too geographically dominated by downstate and the suburbs, with O'Rourke, like Pirro, and the Democratic presidential candidates, Peter King and United States Senate, Alfonse D'Amato, both hailing from Nassau County, as well as the three hopeful candidates for attorney general, Peter King and United States Senate, All hailing from Nassau County.

Pirro said she resigned from the sport on May 28, just one day before the scheduled vote for the lieutenant governor of Rhode Island, saying that her husband did not reveal his legal advisors or the couple's business interests (later revealed that her husband's partial ownership of a Connecticut garbage hauling firm with suspected mafia links), and that many of his clients did business in the state, making it "virtually impossible" for her to serve as Lieutenant Governor. Pirro had secretly informed O'Rourke and Colavita of her decision on May 27 evening, and the two were generally supportive, telling the world that her departure had nothing to do with Rappleyea's participation. Pirro was fired just six hours after she was announced by Michael Kavanagh, the District Attorney of Ulster County.

Pirro, a Democrat, announced on August 10, 2005, that she would run for the Republican nomination to depose first-term incumbent Senator Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, in the 2006 presidential election in the United States. Senator de Bruton of New York. John Spencer, a former mayor of Yonkers, William Brenner, an advocate in Sullivan County, and attorney Edward Cox, former President Richard Nixon's son-in-law. Pirro misplaced page ten of her speech and went silent for 32 seconds, a public display that had already damaged her campaign before it began.

Pirro said herself this way during a visit to the Crime Victims Resource Center: "I am red on fiscal policy." I am conservative and support the Bush tax cut... When it comes to social issues, I have broad blue stripes... "I am a woman who is a moderate in New York." Cox resigned from the race after Republican governor George Pataki's endorsement of Pirro, leaving Pirro as the likely nominee. Designer Tommy Hilfiger (also a resident of Elmira) and Donald Trump, as well as contractors and real estate professionals who had done business with her husband were among Pirro's political contributors. At the time, Trump spoke highly of her husband, adding, "Al has a solid grasp of the rules and what's practical and common sense."

Pirro dropped out of the Senate race on December 21, 2005, after receiving continued pressure from party leaders. Following a lagging fundraising effort and polls that indicated she would be easily defeated by Clinton, a Quinnipiac University poll predicted that Pirro would drop 66% to 30 percent). "I have found that my law enforcement experience qualifies me for a bid for New York State attorney general rather than a election for the United States Senate," she said in a tweet. Spencer was eventually selected as the Republican Party's nominee for the Senate by the Republican Party.

The Pirro campaign raised $600,000 in debt to campaign vendors during her four-month campaign. Vendor payments remained unpaid until 2019.

Pirro was unopposed for the nomination on May 31, 2006 and became the Republican Party's top contender for Attorney General of New York by acclamation at the state GOP convention. She has also been nominated for the New York Conservative and Independent Parties. Former Clinton Housing and Urban Development Secretary and prospective Governor Andrew Cuomo 58%–39% lost the general election to him.

Media career

Pirro has been a regular contributor to The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, a syndicated morning talk show. On Today, Fox NY Good Day New York's guest analyst, she has been a guest analyst. She appears on various television shows, and has appeared on several shows, including Larry King Live, The Joy Behar Show, and Geraldo at Large. She appeared on Fox's late-night comedy program Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.

Pirro's nonfiction book To Punish and Protect, which describes life in the criminal justice system in 2003. Pirro wrote the book Sly Fox in 2012, based on her own experiences as a 25-year-old assistant district attorney in Westchester, with the support of author Pete Earley. Pirro appears in HBO's six-part series The Jinx, retracing her case concerning Kathie Durst's disappearance in 1983, a high-profile case in which she was the investigating attorney. After two episodes, Pirro, the host of the American reality prime time court show You the Jury, was cancelled.

Pirro will host a weekday television show named Judge Jeanine Pirro, one of the network's CW Daytime family of products, with two episodes airing daily on May 5, 2008. Warner Bros. produced the program. On all CW affiliate stations, Domestic Television was carried by default.

Judge Jeanine Pirro had been approved for a second term starting in fall 2009. Unlike its first season, the second season, which began in 2009, was not limited to CW affiliates. The show was named Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program at the 37th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2010, and in 2011, it was voted in that category at the 38th Daytime Emmy Awards. The show was cancelled in September 2011 due to poor response.

Pirro is the host of Fox News' Justice with Judge Jeanine, which premiered in January 2011. The show airs on weekends and focuses on the week's top legal news.

Pirro said in 2014 that ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was "released by Obama in 2009." However, Baghdadi was detained in jail until 2004, when he was released under the Bush administration.

Rep. Ilhan Omar was chastised for questioning American Jews' loyalty to the US by arguing that Omar's Muslim faith made her more loyal to Sharia law than the US Constitution in March 2019. According to Pirro, "Omar wears a hijab"; according to Quran 33:59, women are warned to cover so they don't get molested. Is her adherence to this Islamic tradition an indication of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States constitution? Pirro's words were strongly condemned by Fox News. Pirro did not regret her remarks, but she said she did not apologize for her words and that she did not intend to "start a discussion." Fox News decided not to air her show on March 16, 2019, instead replacing it with a rebroadcast of a Scandalous episode in its time slot. On March 17, CNN announced that Pirro had been suspended by Fox News, and President Trump said on Twitter: "Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro." Stop being politically correct, which will only bring you down, and continue to campaign for our country." On March 30, 2019, Justice with Judge Jeanine returned to television.

She hosted the show from home in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When Pirro finally arrived, she was in a sluggish mood, sparking widespread rumors that she was inebriated, and she did not appear on air for the first 15 minutes citing "technical difficulties." She was even seen putting a straw over a drink after one commercial break.

Pirro, a vocal supporter of baseless charges involving voting machine manipulation that allegedly stolen the election from Donald Trump, was an outspoken advocate for the campaign. On their websites, hosts Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo also promoted falsehoods. Smartmatic, a voting machine company that had been baselessly accused of plotting with competitor Dominion Voting Systems to rig the election, sent Fox News a letter in December 2020 requesting that retractions that "shouldn't be revealed on several occasions" in order to "match the interest and audience with the original defamatory journals. The three hosts hosted the same video segment denouncing the baseless charges just days later, though none of the three hosts personally released retractions.

Pirro will be a permanent co-host on The Five beginning January 24, 2022, and ending Justice.

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