
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Contra Costa County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, May 22, 2017; principal, Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PLC, 2005-17, associate 2001-04; general counsel, Utility.com, 2000-01; in-house counsel, East Bay Municipal Utility District, 1997-2000; deputy, San Jose city attorney's office, 1997; associate, Boornazian Jensen & Garthe, 1993-97.
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law, 1992
RICHMOND — Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Benjamin Reyes II said he sees his work on a criminal docket as that of a musical conductor bringing together two pieces of music not quite in harmony.
“You let each side play their best piece, their best music for you and you have to come up with something that meshes the two together,” Reyes said.
Having spent most of his decades-l... (continued)