Daniel Porter Jordan III
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.
Daniel Porter Jordan III | |
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| 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 |
| Education | University of Mississippi (B.B.A.) University of Virginia Law School (J.D.) |
Education and career
Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Jordan 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. He was in private practice in Jackson, Mississippi, from 1993 to 2006.
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 Tom Stewart Lee. Jordan was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 20, 2006, and received his commission on August 7, 2006. He became Chief Judge on November 4, 2017.
Sources
- Daniel Porter Jordan III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tom Stewart Lee |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi 2006–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Louis Guirola Jr. |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi 2017–present | |