Ave Maria School of Law Congratulates Jeanine Pirro on U.S. Attorney Confirmation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NAPLES, FL (August 7, 2025)— Ave Maria School of Law proudly congratulates Jeanine Pirro, a longtime friend of the law school and a member of its Business Law Institute advisory board, on her confirmation as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Pirro had been serving in an interim capacity and was confirmed by the United States Senate on Saturday, Aug. 2. A former Fox News host and former Republican district attorney of Westchester County, N.Y., she brings decades of legal and media experience to the role.
Jeanine Pirro and Bruce Connolly with BLI students.
“Jeanine Pirro has long supported our mission and generously shared her time and insight with students, faculty, and our broader legal community,” said Dean and CEO John M. Czarnetzky. “Her career reflects a deep commitment to public service and civic leadership, and we are pleased to celebrate this important milestone with her.”
“We are deeply grateful for Ms. Pirro’s work with the Business Law Institute over the past three years,” said Bruce R. Connolly, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Rodney L. Smith Business Law Institute. “Ever since interning for her office when she was the Westchester County District Attorney, I have been inspired by her commitment to public service throughout her impressive career, and I know she will bring that same conviction and focus to her new role as United States Attorney.”
Ave Maria School of Law celebrates her confirmation and extends its best wishes as she assumes this federal position.
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Ave Maria School of Law is a Catholic law school dedicated to educating lawyers with the finest professional skills. Inspired by Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Fides et Ratio, Ave Maria School of Law offers a distinctive legal education — an education characterized by the harmony of faith and reason. Formed by outstanding professional training and a distinctive educational philosophy, Ave Maria’s graduates are equipped for leading positions in law firms, corporate legal offices, the judiciary, and national, state, and local government.
Our mission is to offer an outstanding legal education in fidelity to the Catholic Faith, as expressed through Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the teaching authority of the Church. University legal education began in Catholic universities, and Catholic law schools have been the bearers of a tradition that safeguards the dignity of the human person and the common good. Ave Maria School of Law affirms Catholic legal education’s traditional emphasis on the only secure foundation for human freedom — the natural law written on the heart of every human being. We affirm the need for society to rediscover those human and moral truths that flow from the nature of the human person and that safeguard human freedom.
