Daniel Porter Jordan III (born November 20, 1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Education and career
Jordan was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Mississippi in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School in 1993.[1] He was in private practice in Jackson, Mississippi, from 1993 to 2006.[2]
Federal judicial service
On April 24, 2006, Jordan was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi vacated by Judge Tom Stewart Lee.[3] Jordan was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 20, 2006,[4] and received his commission on August 7, 2006.[2] He became chief judge on November 4, 2017.
References
- ^ "Daniel Porter Jordan III". www.justice.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Daniel P. Jordan III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. April 24, 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Presidential Nomination". The White House. July 20, 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
External links
- Daniel P. Jordan III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.