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R E S U M E for CRUZ REYNOSO

  


Personal:

Born May 2, 1931 in Brea, California

Married; Four Children

  

Education:


Fullerton   Junior College, Fullerton, California; A.A., 1951

Pomona   College, Claremont, California; A.B., 1953

George   Washington University, Washington, D.C.; 1954-1955 

Part-time: Courses in Economics and U.S. History

University   of California School of Law (Boalt Hall), Berkeley; LL.B., 1958

National   University of Mexico, Mexico City; 1958-1959

Six   months of special study in Constitutional Law on a Ford Foun­dation Fello­wship


Military Service:


U.S.   Army;   1953-55

Graduated   from Counter Intelligence School, Ft. Holabird, Maryland; 

Special   Agent, Counter Intelligence Corps, Washington, D.C.


Professional:


Boochever   and Bird Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law, July 2001-December,   2006; Boochever and Bird Professor of Law, Emeritus, UC Davis School of Law,   January 2007-present 

Professor   of Law, UCLA School of Law, 1991-2001

Special Counsel, Medina & ReidReynoso:A Professional   Legal Corporation, 

2002-present; Special Counsel, Kaye, Scholer   LLP, 1988-2002; Of Counsel, 

O'Donnell & Gordon, 1987-1988

Associate   Justice, California Supreme Court,

San   Francisco, California; 1982-1987

Associate   Justice, Third District Court of Appeal,

Sacramento,   California; 1976-1982

Professor   of Law, University of New Mexico,

School   of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 1972-1976

Director,   California Rural Legal Assistance, 

Deputy   Director; 1968-1969

San   Francisco, California; 1969-1972

Associate   General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity 

Com­mission, Washington, D.C.;   1967-1968

Staff   Secretary to Governor Edmund G. Brown,

Sacramento,   California; October-December 1966

Assistant   Chief, Division of Fair Employment Practices,

Department   of Industrial Relations, San Francisco, California; 1965-1966

Private   Law Practice

(Leave   of absence to serve State of California and U.S. Gov­ernment in above three   positions)

El   Centro, California; 1959-1968

Last   Association: Reynoso & Duddy

Legislative   Assistant  to J. William Beard, State Senator from Imperial County, California;   1959-1960


Honors:


Loren   Miller Legal Services Award,

State   Bar of California; 1978

Honorary   Doctor of Law or Humanities

from   the following: University of Santa   Clara, 1981; Lincoln University, 1984; DePaul University, 1986; Pomona   College, 1987; and the University of San Diego, 1991; Thomas Jeffer­son Law   School, 1997.

Hispanic   Heritage Foundation Award in Education, 2000

Presidential   Medal of Freedom, 2000

Distinguished   Public Service Award, University of California, Davis, 2002


Affiliations:


Ca­lifornia   Judges' Association: 1976-Present

American   Bar Association: 1973-Present

(1)   Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar; Council Member, 1977-1980, (2)   Individual Rights and Responsibilities, Officer and Coun­cil Member,   1973-1983; Chair, 1981-1982, (3) Standing Com­mittee, Committee on Lawyer 

Refe­rral   and Information Ser­vice, 1989-1991.

American   Judicature Society

Board   of Directors, 1992-1996

Rosenberg   Foundation:

Board   of Directors, 1977-1993, President, 1989

The   Community Board Program:

Board   of Directors, 1977-1990

 

Public  Service:


Los   Angeles Bar Association: 1987-2005

Sacramento   Bar Association, 2005 -Present 

Children   Now:

Board   of Directors, 1990-Present

Council   on Foundations:

Board   of Directors, 1991-1992

La   Raza Lawyers Association; 

Mexican   American Bar Association; 

National   Hispanic Bar Asso­ciation; 1987-Present

Natural   Resources Defense Council:

Board   of Directors and honorary Member of the Board, 1987-Present

California   Forward; Leadership Council Member

Mario   G. Obledo National Coalition of Hispanic Organization, President

Presidential   Committee  to Recom­mend Potential Appointees as Direc­tor of Federal Bureau of   Investigations; 1978-1979

State   Commission on Government Reform (Post Commission) Gubernatorial Appointee;   1978-1979

Ethics   Advisory Board (Department of Health, Education and Wel­fare) Adviso­ry Board   Member; 1978-1979

United   Nations Commission on Human Rights - U.S. Delegate Presidential Appointee; 1980   Session - Geneva, Switzerland

Select   Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy:

(established   by Congress) Presidential Appointee; 1979-1981

Commission   on the Teaching Profession, Member Appointed by 

Superin­tendent   of Education; 1984-1987

California   Post-Secondary Education Commission;

1987-1990;   Vice-Chair; 1988-1989; Chair, 1989-1990

Commission   on the Delivery of Legal Services to the Indigent Accused, 

State   Bar of California; 1988-1990

United   States Commission on Civil Rights, 1993-2005; Vice-Chair, 

1994-   2005

Community   and past affiliations, publications, other public service and honors provided   upon request.

Cruz ReyNoso Honored at institutions of higher education

Cruz Reynoso: Celebrating a Lifetime of Achievement

  https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/cruz-reynoso-celebrating-lifetime-achievement/  

Civil rights leader Cruz Reynoso receives MALSA's Fighting for Justice Award

 http://lawschool.unm.edu/news/2016/04/malsa.html 

FULLERTON COLLEGE CENTENNIAL ALUMNI STORIES: CRUZ REYNOSO

 http://fullertoncollegecentennial.com/alumni-stories/cruz-reynoso.html 

FULLERTON COLLEGE IMMIGRATION CONFERENCE 2008

  https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/Cruz-Reynoso.aspx  

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Articles

California Bar Journal, October, 2009

California Humanities Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month September 29, 2015

California Bar Journal, October, 2009

 http://archive.calbar.ca.gov/archive/Archive.aspx?articleId=96466&categoryId=96412&month=10&year=2009 

NPR, September 28, 2011

California Humanities Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month September 29, 2015

California Bar Journal, October, 2009

 https://www.npr.org/2011/09/28/140876184/at-age-80-trailblazer-keeps-fighting-for-justice 

California Humanities Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month September 29, 2015

California Humanities Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month September 29, 2015

California Humanities Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month September 29, 2015

 https://calhum.org/california-humanities-recognizes-national-hispanic-heritage-month/ 

California Bar Hispanic Heritage Month September 23, 2019

California Bar Hispanic Heritage Month September 23, 2019

California Humanities Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month September 29, 2015

 https://www.facebook.com/StateBarofCA/photos/rpp.486083021528333/1653804221422868/?type=3&theater 

California Bar Hispanic Heritage Month September 23, 2019

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