▁year ▁after ▁serving ▁as ▁inter im ▁president ▁of ▁N AR AL ▁Pro - Choice ▁America , ▁an ▁American ▁pro - choice ▁advoc acy ▁group . ▁She ▁gained ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁long time ▁N AR AL ▁president ▁Kate ▁Michel man . ▁Pre viously , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁N AR AL ' s ▁legal ▁director ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Leg al ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ▁under ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Jan et ▁Ren o . ▁ ▁Cav end ish ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁branches ▁of ▁government ▁and ▁in ▁academ ia . ▁ ▁She ▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁College ▁of ▁Law . ▁Cav end ish ▁was ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁for ▁Judge ▁Ger hard ▁Ges ell ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁on ▁United ▁States ▁v . ▁Oliver ▁North . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Y ale ▁University ▁and ▁Y ale ▁Law ▁School . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁women ▁law y ers ▁Category : American ▁law y ers ▁Category : American ▁abort ion - right s ▁activ ists ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Y ale ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Le May ▁- ▁America ' s ▁Car ▁Museum ▁is ▁a ▁museum ▁in ▁the ▁city