A former California Supreme Court Justice is joining President-Elect Barack Obama’s transition team. Cruz Reynoso is the first latino to serve on the high court and he’ll be advising Senator Obama’s commission on civil rights. I recently spoke with Reynoso at his office at U-C Davis where he’s a law professor. Reynoso says he’s still in shock that he was tapped by the Obama team… 
 
(KXJZ's Steve Shadley interviews Justice Cruz Reynoso---4 minutes 36 seconds)

Cruz Reynoso was an associate justice with California Supreme Court from 1982 to 1987.   He’s now a professor emeritus of law at U-C Davis.   Reynoso has been selected to serve on President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team as an advisor on civil rights issues.