About
What are you doing now?
I serve as Counsel to the Chair at the United States Sentencing Commission. I am also an Administrative Law Fellow with the American Bar Association.
What have you done before?
I previously taught at Cornell Law School, Yale Law School, and helped build a local agency dedicated to community control of the police. I’ve also worked in the White House, a plaintiff’s side law firm, and the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
Where were you educated?
I graduated from Yale Law School and the University of Rochester. I also clerked for the Honorable Carlton W. Reeves of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Works
What are you writing about now?
In general, I write histories about things related to democracy that sit in or around administrative law, federal courts, and criminal law. Currently, I’m exploring the past of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, an agency with a uniquely democratic origin story and structure. I’m also exploring how federal district courts can serve as sites of effective regulation and collective self-government.
What have you written about before?
I have written about the democratic trend in the Commission’s current work, the need to democratize problem-solving courts, how ordinary people can regulate complex risks like air pollution, the history of racist land use laws in upstate New York, the role of power in tort law, and hope in the face of climate catastrophe.
Contact
What can I get in touch about?
Anything. If you’re looking for legal advice, want to talk about things I’m working on, or pitch me on co-authoring, shoot me an email.
How can I get in touch?
In general, you can email me at: con [at] conreynolds.com. If you want to speak with me in my capacity at the Commission, email me at: creynolds [at] ussc.gov.
Con Reynolds 