Louise Renne

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Louise Renne
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City Attorney of San Francisco
In office
1986 – December 11, 2001
Preceded byGeorge Agnost
Succeeded byDennis Herrera
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMichigan State University (B.A.)
Columbia University (J.D.)
ProfessionLawyer
Politician
WebsiteCity Attorney website

Louise Renne is a lawyer, former Supervisor and one-time City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, California.

She was born to Anne Bartrem Hornbeck (1909 – 2001). She is a graduate of both Michigan State University and Columbia Law School (1961).[1]

Career[]

Supervisor[]

She succeeded to Dianne Feinstein's post as supervisor upon Feinstein succeeding George Moscone as mayor in 1978.

City attorney[]

Renne served in the seat until 1986, when she resigned to accept Feinstein's appointment of her as City Attorney, succeeding George Agnost to become the first female City Attorney in San Francisco history. At one time in the early 2000s, she was the direct supervisor of Kamala Harris, the current Vice President of the United States.[2]

Renne began the investigation into corruption in the San Francisco Unified School District's facilities department after being asked by Superintendent Arlene Ackerman.[3]

She served in the position until 2001 and was succeeded by Dennis Herrera.

Private practice[]

Renne is a founding partner at the law firm Renne Public Law Group LLP.

References[]

  1. ^ "Louise H. Renne '61 Honored by Peers". August 2003.
  2. ^ "This DA Makes a Difference for Women | Articles | Giving women and minorities a greater voice around the world". web.archive.org. 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ^ Knight, Heather (July 6, 2004). "SAN FRANCISCO / Schools chief learns tough lessons on fraud / Ackerman's 4 years of fear, frustration pay off in settlement". SFGATE.


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