LaDoris Cordell

Biography

LaDoris Hazzard Cordell (born November 19, 1949) is an American retired judge of the Superior Court of California, and a retired Independent Police Auditor for the City of San José, California. As the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at Stanford Law School (1978–82), Cordell developed an admissions program that led to a dramatic increase in the number of African American and Latino students at the law school. Within a year, Stanford Law School went from last to first place in the enrollment of students of color among major law schools.

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