Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general, has died at the age of 78. Reno passed away from complications of Parkinson's disease today.

In 1995, during Bill Clinton's presidency, Reno announced that she was suffering from Parkinson's disease. She spent her final days in Miami, Florida, surrounded by family and friends.

The Miami native graduated from Cornell University with a degree in chemistry in 1960 before she attended Harvard Law School. In 1993, she was sworn in as attorney general during Clinton's term and served until 2001. (In 2001, her service finished when George W. Bush was elected president. She went on to travel in a new red pickup truck.)

Meanwhile, Bill and Hillary Clinton paid tribute to Reno today. Bill said "Hillary and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Janet Reno, an extraordinary public servant who dedicated her life to advancing justice, equality, and innovations in criminal justice that would save and lift lives.