Louise Renne

Louise Renne
Louise Renne
City Attorney of San Francisco
	In office; 1986 – December 11, 2001
Preceded by	George Agnost
Succeeded by	Dennis Herrera
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
	In office; December 4, 1978 – September 5, 1986
Preceded by	Dianne Feinstein
Succeeded by	Tom Hsieh
Constituency	At-large district (1981-1986); 2nd district (1978-1980)
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Education	Michigan State University (B.A.); Columbia University (J.D.)
Profession	Lawyer; Politician
Website	City Attorney website

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

Early life and education

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

^ "Louise H. Renne '61 Honored by Peers". August 2003.
^ "This DA Makes a Difference for Women | Articles | Giving women and minorities a greater voice around the world". 2010-12-19. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
^ 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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[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". 2010-12-19. Archived from the original on 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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