Former Fox News Anchor Jeanine Pirro Files $250K Lawsuit Against Hometown Over Trip-and-Fall Incident

Jeanine Pirro, a former Fox News personality who has transitioned into a legal career in Washington, D.C., has initiated a lawsuit against her tranquil suburban hometown following a slip-and-fall incident involving a wooden block.

The 74-year-old Pirro experienced the fall in Rye, a city in Upstate New York, on August 28. The mishap occurred just weeks after she was appointed as a chief prosecutor by Donald Trump, as detailed in her legal filing.

Seeking $250,000 in compensation, Pirro’s legal team claims she is enduring ongoing pain and suffering as a result of the accident.

The wooden block, part of a gravel area arranged by Con Edison employees, was placed around a steel plate that covered an underground gas main.

In a report to the Rye police following the incident, it was noted that Pirro was “tripped” by the block, triggering the unfortunate fall.

‘Next thing I know I am face planted on my right side,’ the former Westchester judge recalled.

‘I had blood on my lips and my hands (my glasses were broken) – open scrape on my knee,’ she added. 

‘After a few minutes, I walked back into the street and saw a protrusion sticking out of gravel where I fell.’

Jeanine Pirro is suing the city of Rye, New York – her hometown – after tripping and falling on block of wood that was embedded in gravel laid by local Con Edison workers

Pirro, 74, fell over the obstruction (seen here the next day in a picture taken by Rye PD) in the Upstate New York city of Rye on August 28, just weeks after she was confirmed as Trump’s top prosecutor, according to the suit

A photo from the Rye Police Department shows the road patch job where Pirro said she fell the next day, after cops went to the scene. 

In the police documents, Pirro reports her address – a $4million, five-bedroom manse a mile away.

‘As a result of defendants’ negligence, Ms. Pirro sustained serious personal injuries, including but not limited to bruises and contusions to the head, eye, face, and shoulder areas, together with pain, discomfort, and limitation of movement,’ the suit states, also singling out Con Edison as a defendant.

The incident occurred on Boston Post Road, according to Pirro.

There was no crosswalk on the portion of street where she fell, but, according to the Judge Jeanine star, she looked both ways.

The fall left her confined to bed and badly bloodied, attorneys wrote in the amended complaint, which was filed in Westchester County on Wednesday.

Pirro blamed the ‘protrusion sticking out of gravel’ and recalled how two random men had to rush to her aid when she didn’t get back to her feet immediately.

The Good Samaritans helped Pirro to the sidewalk, where she sat on some grass to ‘reorient [herself],’ she recalled.

Pirro has blamed the city and Con Ed for the road patch job, as well as injuries she said she sustained to her hand and face

Pirro began her career as a prosecutor and later became a judge in Westchester County, and has lived in Rye for many years

The federal official ‘continues to experience pain and suffering,’ according to the filing.

The wood was ‘speculated to be apart of construction work on the road,’ a responding officer wrote.

Pirro is being represented by her attorney ex-husband Al Pirro, who was pardoned by Donald Trump during his first term after committing a series of tax-related crimes.

Pirro was confirmed as US Attorney for the District of Columbia on August 2, just days before the alleged incident.

She hosted Justice with Judge Jeanine on Fox before Trump tapped her for the position a few months into his term.

On August 31, 2025, she appeared on Fox News Sunday, with no visible bruising on her face.

Pirro began her career as a prosecutor and later became a judge in Westchester County, and has lived in Rye for many years.

Pirro was confirmed as US Attorney for the District of Columbia on August 2, just days before the alleged incident 

The three-term district attorney of Westchester County left politics for television after being defeated by Andre Cuomo in the 2006 race for State Attorney General.

A Con Ed spokesperson and Rye Corporation Counsel both declined to comment, citing the pending litigation.