Her Honor: My Life on the Bench...What Works, What's Broken, and How to Change It

Title: Her Honor: My Life on the Bench...What Works, What's Broken, and How to Change It Author: Ladoris Hazzard Cordell ISBN: 9781250269591 Publisher: Celadon Books Published: 2022 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Memoir 1466138 Publisher Description: In Her Honor, Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell provides a rare and thought-provoking insider account of our legal system, sharing vivid stories of the cases that came through her courtroom and revealing the strengths, flaws, and much-needed changes within our courts. Judge Cordell, the first African American woman to sit on the Superior Court of Northern California, knows firsthand how prejudice has permeated our legal system. And yet, she believes in the system. From ending school segregation to legalizing same-sex marriage, its progress relies on legal professionals and jurors who strive to make the imperfect system as fair as possible. Her Honor is