Daniel P. Jordan III | |
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![]() Jordan in 2021 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
In office November 4, 2017 –November 4, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Louis Guirola Jr. |
Succeeded by | Halil Suleyman Ozerden |
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 a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
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]
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.