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
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Assumed office
November 4, 2017
Preceded byLouis Guirola Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Assumed office
August 7, 2006
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byTom Stewart Lee
Personal details
Born
Daniel Porter Jordan III

(1964-11-20) November 20, 1964
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
EducationUniversity of Mississippi (BBA)
University of Virginia Law School (JD)

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.

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Legal offices
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
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