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'''Ramon Ernesto Reyes Jr.''' (born 1966)<ref name="Questionnaire">{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Reyes%20SJQ%20Public%20Final.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=November 29, 2022}}</ref> is an American lawyer who serves as a [[United States magistrate judge]] for the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]]. He is a nominee to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the same court.

In 1991, Reyes was a summer [[Associate lawyer|associate]] at [[Morrison & Foerster]] in their [[Manhattan]] office.<ref name="Questionnaire" /> In 1993, he was a legislative attorney for the [[New York City Council]]. From 1994 to 1995, he served as a [[law clerk]] for Judge [[David G. Trager]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]]. From 1995 to 1998, he was a litigation associate at [[O'Melveny & Myers]] in [[New York City]]. From 1998 to 2006, Reyes served as an [[assistant United States attorney]] for the [[United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York|United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York]].<ref name="WHBio" /> From 2008 to 2017, he was an [[adjunct professor]] of clinical law at Brooklyn Law School.<ref name="Questionnaire" />

Since February 13, 2006, he has served as a magistrate judge for the Eastern District of New York.<ref name="USMJ">{{Cite web |title=Magistrate Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr. |url=https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/content/magistrate-judge-ramon-e-reyes-jr |access-date=September 2, 2022 |website=www.nyed.uscourts.gov}}</ref>

Reyes was recommended to President [[Joe Biden]] by Senator [[Chuck Schumer]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Balk|first=Tim|date=June 9, 2022|title=Sen. Schumer recommends 3 candidates for spots on federal bench in New York's Eastern, Southern Districts|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-sen-schumer-three-candidates-federal-bench-eastern-southern-district-20220609-7zjxwqngefdghpoqc6qlzuk7ni-story.html |access-date=September 2, 2022|website=New York Daily News}}</ref> On September 2, 2022, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Reyes to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]]. On September 6, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Reyes to the seat vacated by Judge [[Kiyo A. Matsumoto]], who assumed [[senior status]] on July 23, 2022.<ref>{{Cite press release|title= Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=September 6, 2022|publisher=The White House|location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/06/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-80/}}</ref> Reyes was unanimously rated "well qualified" for the judgeship by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary.<ref>https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/government_affairs_office/webratingchart-117.pdf</ref> On November 30, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=November 30, 2022|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/11/30/2022/nominations}}</ref> During his confirmation hearing, Senator [[Marsha Blackburn]], accused him of “releasing dangerous criminals into the community” via bail grants. She asked how the panel could be assured Reyes would follow sentencing laws considering complaints about crime from her constituents.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kutner|first=Brad|title=US Senate Judiciary Panel Grills Handful of Biden District Court Nominees|url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2022/11/30/us-senate-judiciary-panel-grills-handful-of-biden-district-court-nominees/|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2023}}</ref>

On January 3, 2023, his nomination was returned to the President under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]]. He was renominated on January 23, 2023.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=January 23, 2023|publisher=The White House|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/23/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-92/}}</ref> On February 9, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-02-09%20-%20EBM%20-%20Results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=February 9, 2023}}</ref> His nomination is pending before the [[United States Senate]].

Reyes is a member of the Board of Trustees of [[Brooklyn Law School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hon. Ramon E. Reyes Jr. '92 Joins Board of Trustees |url=https://www.brooklaw.edu/News-and-Events/Brooklyn-Law-Notes/Spring-2019/inside-trustee-reyes |access-date=September 2, 2022 |website=www.brooklaw.edu}}</ref> and the Board of Directors of the [[Federal Bar Association]], Eastern District Chapter. He previously served as President of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association in 2019, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Bar Council from 2006 to 2012, and a member of the American Bar Association's Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice from 2013 to 2016.<ref name="USMJ" />

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