Janet Reno and PD:

Janet Reno - born July 21, 1938 - was the Attorney General of the United States (1993-2001) She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11. She was the first female Attorney General and the second longest serving Attorney General after William Wirt. In 1995, Reno was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease an incurable degenerative illness that causes muscular stiffness and involuntary trembling. Although the disease has little effect on life expectancy, it almost always worsens with time. In its advanced stages, sufferers are often severely disabled, with problems feeding themselves, talking and walking.