Biden Nominee Could Be First Lesbian & Hispanic Judge on DC Fed Court
news release. Altogether, he has announced 95 federal judicial nominees since becoming president.The nominee immigrated from Uruguay and grew up in Louisville, Ky., according to The Hill.
The outlet notes that Reyes concentrates on cross-border litigation and international arbitration. She’s also taken up pro bono cases, representing asylum seekers as well as refugee groups.Reyes is currently a partner at Williams and Connolly law offices in D.C.
She’s worked at the law firm since 2001. Before joining Williams and Connolly, she served as a law clerk for Judge Amalya Kearse on the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 2000 to 2001.She earned her law degree from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, in 2000 and a master's degree in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins School of International Studies, with honors, in 2014.
