VIDEO - CNN | THE SOURCE with BRIANNA KEILER , December 26, 2023
FBI Investigates Threats To Colorado Justices: "They now have targets on their robes," said Judge Cordell. Donald Trump "has made fear the new normal for judges in America... when it's no longer fear of god - but fear of mob - when judges fear trumps the oath to the constitution, our judiciary and our democracy is almost on its deathbed."
VIDEO - CNN | THE SOURCE with guest host BRIANNA KEILAR, December 22, 2023
Court Fails To Expedite Trump Immunity Ruling: "I am flabbergasted that the Court did not find this case to be of such exceptional importance to allow an expedited review. Especially since 2019 the Supreme Court has agreed to expedite hearings 19 times," said Judge Cordell.
VIDEO - MSNBC | December 19, 2023
Former judge - ‘Clarence Thomas will recuse himself when Ginni flies’: "Clarence Thomas has no business hearing this case. Why? Because his wife was a major player in the whole insurrection. And he should, if he had principles, recuse himself," says Judge LaDoris Cordell on the Supreme Court likely taking up Colorado banning Trump from the ballot.
VIDEO - CNN | LAURA COATES LIVE, December 07, 2023
Texas judge sides with a woman who sued to get an emergency abortion for her high-risk pregnancy: Attorney General Ken Paxton "should be disciplined immediately for standing in the way of implementing the judge's order," said Judge Cordell.
AUDIO - KQED FORUM | Why Do We Elect State Court Judges? December 7, 2023
While we expect judges to be neutral, can they be when they have to run for office and take campaign donations?
VIDEO - NBC BAY AREA | The late Sandra Day O'Connor launched her career in the Bay Area, December 1, 2023
VIDEO - ABC 7 News | Remembering Sandra Day O'Connor, December 1, 2023
VIDEO - CNN | THE SOURCE with KAITLAN COLLINS, November 6, 2023
Trump Goes After Judge & AG In Court: New York Judge Engoron "remarkably contained himself sufficiently enough to get through the day, but also to end up at a point where there's not going to be a mistrial or reversal because of bias," said Judge Cordell.
VIDEO - CNN | THE SOURCE with KAITLAN COLLINS, November 3, 2023
DC Fraud Trial, Trump's Gag Order Expanded: Judge Cordell wonders if Trump's defense team is trying to provoke Judge Arthur Engoron into making an error that could be reversed on appeal.
AUDIO - LEGAL FACE-OFF | WGNRADIO.COM, September 27, 2023
Judge Cordell's segment begins at timecode 22:00: The Honorable LaDoris Hazzard Cordell joins Legal Face-Off to discuss her book “Her Honor,” which provides an inside look at our legal system.
MEDIAITE VIDEO - CNN | THE SOURCE with KAITLAN COLLINS, September 12, 2023
Ex-Judge Ridicules Trump To CNN’s Kaitlan Collins For ‘Yelling Like Hell’ To Get Chutkan Thrown Off Case With ‘No Facts’
VIDEO - MSNBC | ALL IN with CHRIS HAYES, September 8, 2023
Judge Cordell's segment begins at timecode 3:17: “To have an anonymous jury in the case in Fulton County, it's not only appropriate, it should be required. We know what's going to happen; what's going to happen is what happened to the grand jurors whose personal information got out [...] it is highly likely [the Fulton County jury will be sequestered],” said Cordell.
VIDEO - MSNBC | MEHDI HASAN SHOW, September 3, 2023
Justice Investigated For 'Racial Diversity' Comment: "I fear now, as in Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, that history repeats; we are seeing blatant efforts by the GOP to remove our lawfully elected judges; state representatives, and prosecutors - who are almost exclusively African American," said Judge Cordell. "What we are witnessing today is Reconstruction Redux."
Background - North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls' comment: “If you look at who is hired to serve as clerks to the justices … we have plenty of female clerks, but on racial diversity, we’re lacking,” pointing out that there was only one Black clerk and one Latina clerk employed in the court’s latest term.
VIDEO - MSNBC | All In With Chris Hayes, August 29, 2023
Ex-judge: Trump election trial judge should have ‘The Talk’ with lawyers.
LaDoris Cordell, retired California Superior Court judge: “When you’re a female judge—and also a judge of color, this combination is such that we have to make sure we are in control of the proceedings. I encourage the judge if she has to do so, and maybe she’s already done it, to have ‘The Talk’ early on.”
VIDEO - CNN | THE SOURCE with KAITLAN COLLINS, August 28, 2023
Trump's Election Interference Case: It was "stunningly stupid" and offensive to compare election interference to the infamous 1931 Scottsboro Boys case, said Judge Cordell.
MSNBC VIDEO | BREAKING NEWS, August 14, 2023
Judge Cordell explains Donald Trump has a constant need to talk; a condition known as Logorrhea: "He is going to continue to violate orders [against witness intimidation] ... I really predict that if he continues, and if say he has this condition [Logorrhea], he's gonna end up not only just in contempt, but he's gonna be in jail."
VIDEO - CNN | THE SOURCE with KAITLAN COLLINS, August 7, 2023
DOJ Protective Order Request: Donald Trump is "a Chatty Charlie and he’s going to just talk and talk, and he really doesn’t care about rules that say you can speak or cannot speak,” said Judge Cordell.
VIDEO – Judges and Lawyers: Better Together - A Discussion About Preserving Judicial Independence, July 13, 2023
Judicial insights you won't want to miss! Presented by the American Board of Trial Advocates, Sacramento Chapter.
VIDEO – Commonwealth Club of California, July 11, 2023: Michael Waldman: How the Supreme Court Divided America
Mr. Waldman explains why the court’s 2021–2022 term was the most consequential in decades. The president of NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice, Waldman analyzes key rulings and looks at what the Court’s current trajectory could mean for democracy. Also, the recent revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas accepted payments and luxury gifts from a GOP megadonor, and why he believes the court needs term limits and an ethics code.
VIDEO - An MSNBC Special Presentation, March 19, 2023
THE RECALL: REFRAMED documentary is followed by an MSNBC segment that explores problems in the justice system.
Watch the full film on YouTube: THE RECALL: REFRAMED examines the 2018 recall of California Judge Aaron Persky, who lost his judgeship after handing down a sentence deemed too lenient by many in the infamous sexual assault case involving Stanford swimmer Brock Turner. The recall came at the height of the #MeToo movement, and some hailed it as a victory against rape culture, white privilege, and a system stacked against survivors of sexual violence. But there’s more to the story. The film offers competing perspectives and asks the difficult question: Who actually bears the burden when we demand harsher punishment for a privileged white defendant?
AUDIO - LISTEN TO THE PODLIGHT PODCAST, April 8, 2023
Judge Cordell's interview begins at timecode 26:15:
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The drug smuggler inside San Jose’s police union. The shocking allegations of drug smuggling by a top administrator at San Jose’s police union have rocked Silicon Valley and the nation. Co-host Joseph Geha digs into the situation with William Armaline, director of the SJSU Human Rights Institute, and LaDoris Cordell, a retired judge, and former San Jose independent police auditor. The police union declined to participate.
Photo by Joseph Geha: Joanne Segovia walks away from the federal courthouse in San Jose on March 31, 2023 with her attorney, Will Edelman.
VIDEO - KGO 7 | ABC BAY AREA, March 31, 2023
Drug smuggling allegations against police union exec hurts PD's trust, says former police auditor.
VIDEO - KPIX 5 | CBS SF BAY AREA, January 19, 2023
Chief Armstrong's leave latest twist in troubled OPD history.
AUDIO - The Legal Gist with Giselle Valdez, January 3, 2023
Her Honor: Judge Cordell, The First African American Judge in Northern California. Are you interested in becoming a judge? Be ready to be inspired by Judge LaDoris Cordell's journey!
