Justice Jesse G. Reyes
for Illinois Supreme Court
“One day I was working in a factory to help support my family, today I am an Appellate Court Judge about to embark on a journey that may take me to the highest court in the Land of Lincoln.”
Justice Jesse G. Reyes
for Illinois Supreme Court
“One day I was working in a factory to help support my family, today I am an Appellate Court Judge about to embark on a journey that may take me to the highest court in the Land of Lincoln.”
Justice Reyes – From the Neighborhood
Raised in Chicago’s Pilsen and Bridgeport neighborhoods, Justice Reyes was the oldest of four children and the only one to attend college. At an early age, Justice Reyes witnessed and experienced first-hand inequities and social justice issues common in Latino and working-class neighborhoods that motivated him to become a lawyer.
Justice Reyes – Experience to Lead
Justice Reyes is the recipient of several awards for his distinguished service to the bench and bar, with special recognition for his efforts in promoting diversity in the legal profession, including the Justice John Paul Stevens Award, CBA; The Charles E. Freeman Judicial Merit Award, Decalogue Society of Lawyers; Vanguard Award, HLAI; Distinguished Jurist Award, LAGBAC; Hon. John Crowley Award, LAP; Mary Heftel Hooton Award, WBAI, and many more.
“The People’s Choice”
Congresswoman Ramirez
