Ana C. Reyes

Ana Cecilia Reyes (born 1974) is an American lawyer from Washington, D.C., who is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Ana C. Reyes
Personal details
Born
Ana Cecilia Reyes

1974 (age 48–49)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Education

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 received a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, from Transylvania University in 1996, a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2000, and a Masters in International Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins School of International Studies, with honors, in 2014.[3][4]

Career

Reyes deferred attendance at law school for one year to first work for Feminist Majority on an unsuccessful California drive to defeat the 1996 California Proposition 209, which sought to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education.[5][6]

After law school, from 2000 to 2001, Reyes served as a law clerk for Judge Amalya Kearse of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Since 2001, she has worked in the law office of Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C.; she was an associate from 2001 to 2009, and elevated to partner in 2009.[3][4] Reyes focuses on cross-border legal issues and international arbitration, while also taking on pro bono work to represent asylum seekers and refugee organizations.[7]

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 A. Howell asked Reyes to serve as the Chair of the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel.[8] 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 A. Howell asked Reyes to serve as the Chair of the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel.[8]

Notable cases

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.[9]

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.[10]

Reyes has worked on a number of international disputes. In 2021, Reyes represented Spain in a dispute over the withdrawal of economic incentives for renewable projects.[11]

Nomination to district court

On April 27, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Reyes to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. On May 19, 2022, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Reyes to the seat to be vacated by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who will assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[12] A hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 22, 2022.[13] On August 4, 2022, her nomination reported out of committee by a 11–9–2 vote.[14] On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate; she was renominated later the same day.[15] On February 2, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–9 vote.[16] Her nomination is pending before the United States Senate. If confirmed, she would be the first Hispanic woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve as a district court judge in Washington, D.C.[17][3]

Selected publications
  • REYES, ANA C. (2011). "Representing Torture Victims and Other Asylum Seekers". Litigation. 37 (4): 23–27. ISSN 0097-9813. JSTOR 23075539.

References
  1. "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  2. Page, Sydney (December 1, 2020). "A D.C. lawyer learned English as a child from a teacher who tutored her each day. She found her to say thank you". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. Morse, Rob (8 August 1996). "The boys of Freedom Summer '96". San Francisco Examiner; San Francisco, Calif. [San Francisco, Calif]. pp. A1 – via ProQuest.
  7. Tillman, Zoe (October 31, 2011). "Ana Reyes". The National Law Journal & Legal Times; New York. Vol. 34, no. 9. p. 20 – via ProQuest.
  8. "Ana Reyes to Chair Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel - Williams & Connolly LLP".
  9. Feuer, Alan (2008-06-12). "Court Rejects Decisions of Immigration Board". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  10. https://www.courthousenews.com/port-of-entry-asylum-requirement-tossed-by-federal-judge/
  11. https://www.law360.com/articles/1371248/spain-wins-pause-of-66m-energy-investor-award
  12. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 19, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  13. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 22, 2022.
  14. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – August 4, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  15. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2023.
  16. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 2, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  17. Raymond, Nate (April 27, 2022). "Exclusive: Biden's latest judicial nominees dominated by public defenders". Reuters. Retrieved April 27, 2022.


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