Cruz Reynoso
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Cruz Reynoso (May 2, 1931 – May 7, 2021) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist. He was the first Chicano Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, serving from 1982–87. He also served on the California Third District Court of Appeal. In 1986, along with two other liberal members of the California Supreme Court—Chief Justice Rose Bird and Associate Justice Joseph Grodin—Reynoso became one of only three State Supreme Court justices ever recalled and removed by voters under California's judicial-retention election system. He served as vice-chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from 1993 to 2004.
Cruz Reynoso | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California | |
| In office February 11, 1982 – January 4, 1987 | |
| Appointed by | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Mathew O. Tobriner |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Kaufman |
| Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Third District | |
| In office June 1976 – February 11, 1982 | |
| Appointed by | Jerry Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1931 Brea, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 2021 (aged 90) Oroville, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jeannene Harness [1](m. 1957; died 2007) Elaine Rowen |
| Children | Trina Teresa Ranene Len Rondall |
| Alma mater | Pomona College (B.A.) UC Berkeley School of Law (LL.B.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1953–1955 |
| Unit | Counterintelligence Corps |
After leaving the bench, Reynoso spent ten years on the faculty of the UCLA School of Law and five years at the UC Davis School of Law; he was professor emeritus. In 2000, Reynoso received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, for his efforts to address social inequities and his public service. He died on May 7, 2021, five days after his 90th birthday.
- ↑ Arnold, Kenneth James (1985). California Courts and Judges Handbook. Law Book Service Company.