Mary Jo White

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This page is about the U.S. Attorney; for the Pennsylvania State Senator, see Mary Jo White (Pennsylvania politician).

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Mary Jo White (born December 27, 1947) was the first woman to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, serving from 1993 to 2002.

White received her B.S. from the College of William and Mary in 1970 and her law degree from Columbia Law School in 1974. White was appointed to the position by President Bill Clinton. She is noted for having overseen prosecutions of John Gotti and the terrorists responsible for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing chief among them Ramzi Yousef. She is currently chair of the litigation department at Debevoise & Plimpton.

[edit] External links

• 2001 CNN profile of Mary Jo White
• PBS interview with Mary Jo White (May, 2002)
• TIME profile of Mary Jo White (March, 2001)
• Debevoise & Plimpton biography. Accessed May 30, 2007.