Judge Victor Reyes served as a District Judge in the 10th Judicial District located in Pueblo, Colorado, from January 1999 until his retirement on December 31, 2014, Prior to the appointment, he served as a Deputy State Public Defender from 1984 until 1999. He is a graduate of Emory University and Georgetown University Law Center. He is also involved with the introduction of a mindfulness-based ethics and values curriculum at an elementary school in Pueblo. He was involved in developing and is now implementing “Heroes in Pueblo Schools,” a program whose goal is to provide a forum for community members to serve as volunteers. Judge Reyes currently leads classes in yoga, meditation, and ethics for the Federal Correctional Institution, U.S. Penitentiary (STAGES Program), ADMAX, and Federal Camp at FCI Florence in Colorado. He facilitates discussions on issues related to self-respect and self-compassion at the Youth Offender System and La Vista Correctional Facility Colorado Department of Corrections. Victor currently leads yoga and meditation classes at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo and several venues in Pueblo. He provides national and international training in mindfulness for Judicial Officers, and other community members. Victor participates in nationwide trainings and roundtables on several issues related to domestic violence. He has taught to judges and communities in the United States, Ukraine, Korea, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. He also has taught on judicial integrity with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.