First Female US Attorney General Dead At 78 After Suffering From Parkinson's Disease

Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno testifies before the 9-11 commission in the Hart Senate office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 13, 2004. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst MR/JDP

Janet Reno, the first female U.S. attorney general, died early Monday at the age of 78. Her goddaughter, Gabrielle D'Alemberte, reportedly said that Reno died of 

complications from Parkinson's disease.

D'Alemberte said Reno spent her final days at home in Miami surrounded by family and friends, according to theAssociated Press (AP). 

Reno, a former Miami prosecutor, served nearly eight years as attorney general under President Bill Clinton. She was Bill Clinton’s third pick for attorney general after corporate lawyer Zoe Baird and New York federal Judge Kimba Wood. His first two picks withdrew after rumors surfaced they hired illegal immigrants as nannies.

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