bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə ðə bˈɛntʃ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, dʒˈʌdʒ ɹˈiːd wʌzɐ wˈɑːʃuː kˈaʊnti skˈuːl bˈoːɹd mˈɛmbɚ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, ænd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə skˈuːl bˈoːɹd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
Before being appointed to the bench in 1979, Judge Reed was a Washoe County School Board Member from 1956 to 1959, and President of the School Board from 1959 to 1977.