Sadiqa N. Reynolds
Legislative Policy Conference
Sadiqa N. Reynolds
Former District Judge Sadiqa Reynolds is the first woman to serve as President and CEO of
Louisville Urban League. Her work on jobs, justice, education health and housing has
garnered the attention and coverage of CNN, FOX News, the NY Times and other national
media outlets.
Reynolds was the first African American woman to clerk for the Kentucky Supreme Court, and
also the first African American to serve Kentucky as Inspector General. She has also run a
private practice handling criminal defense matters, and representing abused, neglected and
dependent children. In 2017, Reynolds was named Community Leader of the Year by the
National Alliance on Mental Illness for her work to reduce the stigma around mental health.
She is a proponent for Restorative Justice and has been a participant in the Face It campaign
against child abuse. Reynolds has been recognized as a Business First Enterprising Woman to
Watch, and Woman of Influence. She has been honored with a Tower Award, a Torch of
Wisdom and named a Daughter of Greatness by the Ali Center. In 2016 she received the
Fannie Lou Hamer award for justice and was recognized as BizWomen’s Business Journal top
100 women to watch nationally. The Mortgage Bankers Association recognized her for housing
advocacy, and she was the IABC/PRSA Communicator of the Year. Reynolds was Louisville
Magazine’s 2017 Person of the Year, the 2018 National Urban League Woman of Power and
the Audrey Grievous Community Enrichment Award recipient. The National Bar Association
also named her a Gertrude E. Rush Award recipient for her justice. advocacy work.
Reynolds is the mother of two daughters, Sydney, 8th grade, and Wynter, 6th grade, both
being educated in the Jefferson County public school system.