Career
Born in LaSalle, Illinois, Reinhard received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1962 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1964. He was a judge on the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois from 1976 to 1980, and on the Second District Court of Appeals, Illinois from 1980 to 1992. On August 1, 1991, Reinhard was nominated by President George H. West. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois created by 104 Statistics
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He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 6, 1992, and received his commission on February 10, 1992. He assumed senior status on January 12, 2007.
