Jeanine Ferris Pirro is an American television host and author, and is also a former judge, prosecutor, and politician in the state of New York.
Pirro was elected as a judge of the Westchester County 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 of domestic abuse and crimes against the elderly. Pirro was re-elected district attorney in 1997 and 2001.
