BY A STAFF REPORTER
LOS ANGELES, CA – Indian American attorney Firdaus Dordi, has been appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to the Los Angeles Superior Court. Dordi will be the fifth South Asian state court judge in Los Angeles and the first Parsi judge in the US. Dord is a former public defender and co-founder of the Dordi, Williams,
LOS ANGELES, CA – Indian American attorney Firdaus Dordi, has been appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to the Los Angeles Superior Court. Dordi will be the fifth South Asian state court judge in Los Angeles and the first Parsi judge in the US. Dord is a former public defender and co-founder of the Dordi, Williams,
Cohen law firm. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Allan J. Goodman. Speaking with India Journal , Dordi said he was thrilled at the appointment and to serve the public.
Dordi, 46, will be serving at the court in Van Nuys starting early February.
His goal is to “ promote fairness.” He said,“ specially as an immigrant I have always felt very fortunate in what my family and I have been given by this country. This is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community, the state of California and the nation.” Dordi served as a public defender for more than 14 years in the Central District of California before establishing his firm in 2014.
He is also known for his extensive pro bono work assisting with a wide variety of cases. It started during his college days when he took up housing and civil rights cases. Asian Americans Advancing Justice’s Los Angeles chapter will honor Dordi on Jan 18 with their annual award for pro bono work. The organization reaches out to Dordi primarily for human trafficking cases, in which a victim is often caught up in being part of the criminal activity in the trafficking scheme.
The South Asian Bar Association of Southern California Public Interest Foundation honored Dordi in 2014 with its Public Interest Award. Last year, SABA-SC again honored Dordi with its 2016 Mentor of the Year award.
Last year, SABA-SC wrote a letter to Governor Brown’s office to advocate for a judgeship for Dordi, based on the fact that he has been active with the South Asian community for more than 15 years. Dordi who is on the executive board of the South Asian Network , has volunteered extensively with the SAN. He helped SAN with the 2000 Census and has been involved with training, educating the community and with issues which came up post 9/11. Dordi earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Dordi, 46, will be serving at the court in Van Nuys starting early February.
His goal is to “ promote fairness.” He said,“ specially as an immigrant I have always felt very fortunate in what my family and I have been given by this country. This is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community, the state of California and the nation.” Dordi served as a public defender for more than 14 years in the Central District of California before establishing his firm in 2014.
He is also known for his extensive pro bono work assisting with a wide variety of cases. It started during his college days when he took up housing and civil rights cases. Asian Americans Advancing Justice’s Los Angeles chapter will honor Dordi on Jan 18 with their annual award for pro bono work. The organization reaches out to Dordi primarily for human trafficking cases, in which a victim is often caught up in being part of the criminal activity in the trafficking scheme.
The South Asian Bar Association of Southern California Public Interest Foundation honored Dordi in 2014 with its Public Interest Award. Last year, SABA-SC again honored Dordi with its 2016 Mentor of the Year award.
Last year, SABA-SC wrote a letter to Governor Brown’s office to advocate for a judgeship for Dordi, based on the fact that he has been active with the South Asian community for more than 15 years. Dordi who is on the executive board of the South Asian Network , has volunteered extensively with the SAN. He helped SAN with the 2000 Census and has been involved with training, educating the community and with issues which came up post 9/11. Dordi earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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