| 1. Yates worked as a lawyer for 'King & Spalding' in Atlanta from 1985 to 1989. |
| 2. She was the lead prosecutor against the Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph. |
| 3. Yates was the first woman to serve as United States Attorney General. |
| 4. She dedicated about 30 years of her career to the Justice Department. |
| 5. Her grandmother, one of the first women admitted to the Georgia Bar, was a significant influence. |
| 6. Yates' husband ran for Congress unsuccessfully twice. |
| 7. During the presidential campaign, her husband supported Barack Obama and donated $3,355. |
| 8. Dana Boente succeeded Yates in her role. |
| 9. As Deputy Attorney General, she led efforts on criminal justice reform, individual accountability for corporate offenders, public safety, and prison reform. |
| 10. She is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. |
| 11. She began her public service career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in September 1989. |
| 12. Yates was confirmed as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia by the Senate on 10/03/2010. |
| 13. She dedicated 27 years of her career to the Justice Department. |
| 14. In 2015, she authored the 'Yates memo', a policy prioritizing the prosecution of executives for corporate crimes. |
