Background
Cordes, Mark Wayne was born on December 20, 1950 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Edward Wayne and Ruth Louise (Giddings) Cordes.
Cordes, Mark Wayne was born on December 20, 1950 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Edward Wayne and Ruth Louise (Giddings) Cordes.
Bachelor of Science, Portland State University, 1975. Master of Arts, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1978. Juris Doctor, Willamette University, 1980.
JSM, Stanford University, 1983.
Law clerk Oregon Supreme Court, Salem, 1980-1981. Teaching fellow Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, California, 1981-1983. Associate professor law College of Law Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, since 1983.
Co-founder PADS, DeKalb, Illinois, 1985-1987. With United States Army, 1970-1972, Vietnam. Member Christian Legal Society.
Married Victoria Lin Young, June 12, 1977. Children: Kaitlin, Sarah, Julia.