Chief Justice U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss of the U.S. District Court For The District of Vermont

9/07/2017

Chief Justice U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss

c/o U.S. District Court For The District of Vermont

P.O. Box  446

Burlington, VT  05402-0446

Dear Chief Justice U.S. District Judge Reiss,

My name is Matthew Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history and social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for Civil Rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.  Chief Justice U.S. District Judge Reiss, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work in the U.S. District Court For The District of Vermont to be very inspiring to me.

In October 2009, I liked on how you accepted President Obama to be nominated for a seat in the U.S. District Court For The District of Vermont to help him improve the judicial system including help fix the criminal justice system.   In December 2009, I was amazed on how you made history by becoming the first woman to serve as Judge on U.S. District Court For The District of Vermont.  In your current role as U.S. District Judge and as Chief Justice For The District of Vermont, I like on how you are a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights,  expressing the need to improve Civil Rights laws to help protect women including people who are different from being discriminated,  push for strict sentencing on people who commit hate-crime to help protect minorities including people from different backgrounds. Another thing that I like about your role in the U.S. District Court For The District of Vermont is how you are an advocate for victim of crime’s rights in order for them to help on their trauma or other court services and support protecting basic civil liberties like the fourth amendment to help protect people from unreasonable search warrants. Also I like your approach on criminal justice reform like support drug treatment programs to help drug-users get the care they need, the need for more funds in forensic science including DNA testing to reduce sending an innocent person to jail, and express the need to end racial profiling in the judicial system including law enforcement

Chief Justice U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased.   Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  Your role in the U.S. District Court For The District of Vermont motivates me to continue my interest in learning history and social justice. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference for the judicial system including the U.S. District Court For The District of Vermont. Congrats on making history by becoming the first woman to serve in the U.S. District Court For The District of Vermont. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to improve the judicial system along with criminal justice and Civil Rights. You really inspire me to work hard on my disability and to continue to be motivated to learn more history including social justice.  I was wondering if you could please share with me what it is like being Chief Justice of the U.S. District Court For The District of Vermont. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making a great difference in the judicial system, and inspiring me.  I wish you the best to continue to push for common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matthew B. Winick