Ana C. Reyes
Ana C. Reyes | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
Assumed office February 21, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Colleen Kollar-Kotelly |
Personal details | |
Born | Ana Cecilia Reyes 1974 (age 49–50) Montevideo, Uruguay |
Education | |
Ana Cecilia Reyes (born 1974) is an Uruguayan-born American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia since 2023.
Early life and education
Reyes was born in 1974[1] in Uruguay and moved to Spain soon thereafter; she immigrated to Louisville, Kentucky, as a child.[2][3] After her arrival in the United States, her first-grade teacher helped her learn English.[2]
Reyes graduated from
Reyes later received a master's in international public policy from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, with honors, in 2014.[3][7]
Legal career
After law school, Reyes served as a
The Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia named her "Woman Lawyer of the Year" in 2017.[2] In September 2021, Chief Judge Beryl Howell asked Reyes to serve as the Chair of the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel.[9]
Notable cases as lawyer
In 2008, on behalf of the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Reyes filed a brief in support of three Guinean women seeking asylum in the U.S.[10]
In 2018, Reyes was part of the legal team challenging the Trump administration's restrictions on refugees entering the United States through ports of entry.[11]
In 2021, Reyes represented Spain in a dispute over the withdrawal of economic incentives for renewable projects.[12]
Federal judicial service
On April 27, 2022, President
Selected publications
- Reyes, Ana C. (2011). "Representing Torture Victims and Other Asylum Seekers". Litigation. 37 (4): 23–27. JSTOR 23075539.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ a b c d Ali, Shirin (April 27, 2022). "President Biden's judicial nominee could become the first Hispanic woman and LGBTQ person to serve on the court". The Hill. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Ness, Carol (15 September 1996). "Two faces of Prop. 209: More alike than different Honor students from immigrant families back opposite sides". San Francisco Examiner; San Francisco, Calif. [San Francisco, Calif]. pp. C1 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Morse, Rob (8 August 1996). "The boys of Freedom Summer '96". San Francisco Examiner; San Francisco, Calif. [San Francisco, Calif]. pp. A1 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Ana C. Reyes at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Seventeenth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Tillman, Zoe (October 31, 2011). "Ana Reyes". The National Law Journal & Legal Times; New York. Vol. 34, no. 9. p. 20 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Ana Reyes to Chair Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel - Williams & Connolly LLP".
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ "Port-of-Entry Asylum Requirement Tossed by Federal Judge".
- ^ "Spain Wins Pause of $66M Energy Investor Award - Law360".
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – August 4, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2023.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 2, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ana C. Reyes to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia)". United States Senate. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ana C. Reyes, of the District of Columbia to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia)". United States Senate. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Ana C. Reyes Sworn in as United States District Judge" (PDF). dcd.uscourts.gov. February 22, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Stern, Seth. "First Latina, LGBTQ Judge Confirmed to DC District Court". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (April 27, 2022). "Exclusive: Biden's latest judicial nominees dominated by public defenders". Reuters. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Judge berates Justice Department for defying House GOP subpoenas tied to Biden impeachment inquiry". NBC News. April 6, 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "'Are you kidding me?': Biden-appointed judge torches DOJ for blowing off Hunter Biden-related subpoenas from House GOP". Politico. April 5, 2024.
External links
- Ana C. Reyes at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.