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.
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.
VIDEO - ABC 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.
