M. Jane Brady (born January 11, 1951)[1] is an American attorney and former judge. She was the Attorney General of Delaware from 1995 to 2005, the first woman to serve in that position.[2] From 2005 to 2017, she served as a judge on the Delaware Superior Court.[2]
Education
Brady earned her undergraduate degree from University of Delaware and a JD degree from Villanova University School of Law.[3]
Career
Brady became an attorney in 1977.[2] She then proceeded to serve as a prosecutor for twelve years, followed by four years of private law practice, and an unsuccessful attempt to be elected to the United States Senate seat then held by future president Joe Biden. In 1994 she was elected Delaware's first female attorney general, as a Republican.[2] She was re-elected in 1998 and 2002.
She resigned as attorney general in December 2005, and became a judge on the Delaware Superior Court.[2]
Brady is supporter of former president Donald Trump, defeated by Biden in the 2020 presidential election. In the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Brady claimed that Trump bore no responsibility for the riot and opposed efforts to remove him from office. Brady has also claimed that election "irregularities" occurred in the 2020 election due to mail-in voting.[4]
Brady stepped down as Chair of the Delaware Republican Party in 2023 and joined as co-chair of A Better Delaware on May 3, 2023.[5]
Personal life
Brady is married to Michael Neal and has an adopted son, Trent.[6]
Awards
- Alumni Wall of Fame, University of Delaware (1996)[7]
See also
- List of people from Delaware
- List of female state attorneys general in the United States
- 1990 United States Senate election in Delaware
References
- ^ Who's who in American Law. Marquis Who's Who. 1999. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-8379-3516-4. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e O'Sullivan, Sean (December 8, 2005). "Judge Brady Sworn In, Opens Up". delawareonline.com/newsjournal. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ "M. Jane Brady". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ Newman, Meredith; Cormier, Ryan; Gamard, Sarah (January 15, 2021). "Ex-Delaware attorney general says Trump not responsible for Capitol siege". Delaware Online. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ Rutherford, Kathleen (June 16, 2023). "HON. JANE BRADY JOINS A BETTER DELAWARE AS CO-CHAIR". A Better Delaware. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Lewes mom is Delaware Mother of Achievement". delmarvanow.com. April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Alumni Wall of Fame Inductee - 1996 M. Jane Brady". udconnection.com. 1996. Retrieved July 6, 2019.