Who is Ana C Reyes? Biden-appointed judge blasts Trump administration over DC golf course tree removal
Judge Ana C Reyes, born in Uruguay, is in the news after a heated hearing about trees cut down at a Washington golf course.
Ana C Reyes, a US District Court judge in Washington, DC, has publicly denounced the Trump administration's decision to remove hundreds of trees from a golf course. Judge Reyes was appointed by President Biden in January 2023 and previously served on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Born in Uruguay and raised in Kentucky, she holds a JD from Harvard Law School and has taught at Yale and Georgetown Law Schools.
With a background in private practice and free legal work for refugees, Judge Reyes expressed her disappointment in the government's actions, temporarily halting further tree removal and threatening contempt proceedings if the decision was violated.
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