in the late 1990s, reilly received attention for his criticism of social and living conditions on the stoney nakota first nations reserve, as well as allegations of political corruption and financial mismanagement against the reserve's administration. after retiring from the regular court bench in 2008, reilly continued to serve as a supernumerary judge. in late 2010 he published a book, "bad medicine: a judge's struggle for justice in a first nations community," recounting his experiences as a criminal court judge, views on canadian justice system and the concept of restorative justice, and his interactions with the nakoda people of the stoney reserve.