Prominent Jurist and Academic Delivers Address on Social Justice
UC Davis Law Professor Cruz Reynoso, a prominent academic, jurist, and social justice lawyer, will deliver the Mario G. Olmos Memorial Lecture as the opening event of a symposium entitled "The New Face of California: The Great Central Valley" on Thursday, November 3 at UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. The symposium will focus on the changing demographics of California's central valley, which has been fueled by immigration from around the world for several generations.
Professor Reynoso is a Former California Supreme Court Justice and the Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality at UC Davis School of Law. He first gained national recognition as the director of the California Rural Legal Assistance where he fought for the rights of the poor from 1968 to 1972. He later served as a jurist with the 3rd District Court of Appeals in Sacramento from 1976-1982. Professor Reynoso then rose to become the first Latino to serve on California's Supreme Court where he was an associate justice from 1982-1987. Since 1993, he has been an active member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, serving as vice chair since 1994. In 2000 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. More information
Professor Reynoso is a Former California Supreme Court Justice and the Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality at UC Davis School of Law. He first gained national recognition as the director of the California Rural Legal Assistance where he fought for the rights of the poor from 1968 to 1972. He later served as a jurist with the 3rd District Court of Appeals in Sacramento from 1976-1982. Professor Reynoso then rose to become the first Latino to serve on California's Supreme Court where he was an associate justice from 1982-1987. Since 1993, he has been an active member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, serving as vice chair since 1994. In 2000 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. More information