Daniel P. Jordan III
Daniel P. Jordan III | |
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.jpg) Jordan in 2021 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
| Assumed office November 4, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Guirola Jr. |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
| Assumed office August 7, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Tom Stewart Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Porter Jordan III November 20, 1964 Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Parent | Daniel P. Jordan (father) |
| Education | University of Mississippi (BBA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Daniel Porter Jordan III (born November 20, 1964) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Education and career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Presidential Nomination". The White House. July 20, 2006. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Daniel P. Jordan III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- Mississippi lawyers
- People from Fort Liberty, North Carolina
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- University of Mississippi alumni
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni