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Judge Cordell is a television legal analyst, and a frequent moderator and contributor to the Commonwealth Club of California; the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum. 

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VIDEO - KRON 4, May 1, 2025

Singer Joan Baez, activists rally for labor and immigration rights in Mountain View: “When he deports people who are legally in this country, when he bullies the LGBTQ+ community; when he fires federal employees, and when he denies due process to everyone - he violates the law,” said Judge Cordell. 

VIDEO - KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA, May 1, 2025

Hundreds in Mountain View protest actions of Trump administration: “Today was about not being indifferent, and being an activist. And an activist can mean all kinds of things,” said Judge Cordell. “It means being an upstander: standing up, speaking up, lawyering up, anti up, protesting up for justice and for democracy.”

VIDEO - 2025 May Day Strong March & Vigil, Mountain View, California, May 1, 2025

2025 May Day Strong March & Vigil, Mountain View, California: Hosted by the team that organized the April 5th Hands Off! March and Rally, with over 3000 participants: IdaRose Sylvester, long time activist and founder, Together We Will (TWW); long time activist and leader, Sally Lieber, and long time activist, Lenny Siegel, Mountain View Voices for Peace.

SAN FRANCISCO LAW DAY 2025: Judge Cordell

VIDEO | SAN FRANCISCO LAW DAY | @ timecode 41:55, Judge Cordell re-administered the attorney's oath to the crowd, May 1, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO STANDS FOR THE RULE OF LAW: Thousands of attorneys throughout the United States took part in National Law Day of Action events, with protests against Trump administration actions targeting the judiciary and the legal profession.

KQED Newscast: LaDoris Cordell

AUDIO (at timecode 00:55)KQED | NewscastApril 30, 2025

On April 20th, 2025, Judge Cordell filed an Attorney Misconduct Complaint with the State Bar of California against San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins: “There are rulings she doesn’t like and as a result she is personally attacking judges who issued the ruling and that, in my view, crosses the line,” said Cordell. 

VIDEO - CNN | LAURA COATES LIVE, April 25, 2025

FBI Arrests Judge Hannah Dugan: “What the judge did, in my view, was absolutely nothing illegal,” said Judge Cordell. “The affidavit supporting her arrest says that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) had an administrative warrant, and… not a warrant within the meaning of the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because an ICE warrant is not supported by a showing of probable cause of a criminal offense. An ICE warrant is not issued by a court; a judge, or a magistrate. So an ICE warrant does not grant an immigration enforcement officer any power to compel anybody in the courthouse to cooperate with the request.”

VIDEO,  CNN | THE LEAD WITH JACK TAPPER, March 19, 2025 

"We Are In A Constitutional Crisis": Judge Cordell, “Every lawyer in the Trump administration - starting with Pam Bondi - in my view, ought to be disbarred. They know exactly what judicial review is, and the province of the courts. It is outrageous they are waging this war on the judiciary.”

VIDEO,  SPECTRUM 1 NEWS | WITH KELVIN WASHINGTONMarch 19, 2025 

Trump's DOJ Refuses to Answer Judge: "The most important force swaying any of this will be public outrage. Our Constitution is built on checks and balances, and we all have to insist that the President cannot defy court orders that they don't like," said Judge LaDoris Cordell.

TAVIS SMILEY: LaDoris Cordell

AUDIO - KBLA | Tavis Smiley, 02/20/2025

Author and retired Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell shares her thoughts about Elon Musk’s efforts to gain access to sensitive and personal data, and she opines on Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s recent comments about presidential power and the role of the Supreme Court.

ABC 30 ACTION NEWS: LaDoris Cordell

VIDEOABC 30 ACTION NEWS | FRESNO, Calif., January 9, 2025 

Trial for retired Fresno Co. judge accused of sexual misconduct delayed
Judge Adolfo Corona left the bench with nearly five years left in his term: "It was the right thing to do," Cordell said. "It would be, I think, virtually impossible for him to hear probably any cases coming into his courtroom with this indictment hanging over his head."

VIDEO, NBC BAY AREA | Deputies union continues call for San Mateo County sheriff to resign, November 14, 2024

Deputies Association pushes for Sheriff's resignation after Judge Cordell's scathing independent report was released. 

VIDEO, KRON | San Mateo County supervisors call on sheriff to resign, November 12, 2024

Judge LaDoris Cordell’s investigative report concludes that “lies, secrecy, intimidation, retaliation, conflicts of interests and abuses of authority are the hallmarks of the Corpus administration.”

VIDEO, NBC Bay Area | Supervisors call on San Mateo County sheriff to resign, November 12, 2024

Judge LaDoris Cordell's 400 page investigative report sends shockwaves through San Mateo County.


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