Applying Resilience and Mindfulness in Leadership

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Judge Victor Reyes served as a District Judge from January 1999, through December 31, 2014 in the 10th Judicial District located in Pueblo, Colorado. He has presided over, Criminal, Civil, County Court Appeals, Probate, Domestic, Restraining Order, Juvenile and Dependency and Neglect matters. Judge Reyes was also served as the judicial liaison on the Colorado Domestic Violence Offender Management Board and the Colorado Supreme Court Criminal Rules Committee. Before From October of 2021 through January of 2023, Judge Reyes served as the Judge in Residence for the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ). From 1984 to 1998 he served as a Deputy State Public Defender for the State of Colorado where he also served as an Office Head, Senior Attorney and provided training. Since 2002, Judge Reyes has facilitated international and nationwide trainings to a variety of groups and organizations on issues related to mindfulness, every aspect related to domestic violence, the effects of vicarious trauma on judicial officers, and compassionate judicial leadership. He provided the training on domestic violence for Colorado Judges, Judges from almost every state and Puerto Rico, and members of the community both in Pueblo and around the country. He has testified before both houses of the Colorado Legislature on DV related legislation. He has served as faculty for the NCJFCJ, the National Judicial College and the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence. Also Judge Reyes has trained Judges from the Ukraine on the issue of Domestic Violence. He has participated in judicial well-being and judicial integrity webinars sponsored by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime. Judge Reyes has trained judges from Costa Rica, South Korea, South Africa, the United States Army, The United States Immigration Judges and across the United States on the issue of Judicial well-being and more specifically, tools to increase resilience. Judge Reyes has facilitated well-being webinars along with leading wellness sessions on movement and breath at conferences and facilitated a judicial retreat held in California. Judge Reyes also participates in nationwide training, developing curriculum, and writing on all aspects of the law that impacts children, their families, and victims of domestic violence. He has written presentations on Compassionate Leadership, Engage