Kent A. Jordan
Kent A. Jordan | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
Assumed office December 13, 2006 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Jane Richards Roth |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
In office November 15, 2002 – December 15, 2006 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Roderick R. McKelvie |
Succeeded by | Leonard P. Stark |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] West Point, New York, U.S. | October 24, 1957
Political party | Republican |
Parent |
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Relatives | David J. Jordan (brother) |
Education | Brigham Young University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Kent Amos Jordan (born October 24, 1957) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware from 2002 to 2006.
Early life
Jordan was born in West Point, New York, on October 24, 1957. Jordan is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a mission in Japan.[2]
Education and clerkship
Jordan completed his undergraduate studies at
Legal background
Jordan was in private practice in
Federal judicial service
Jordan was nominated to a vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware by President George W. Bush on July 25, 2002, and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002, by voice vote. He received his commission on November 15, 2002. His service as a district court judge was terminated on December 15, 2006 when he was elevated to the court of appeals.[3]
Four years later, Bush nominated Jordan to the Third Circuit on June 28, 2006, to fill a vacancy left by Judge
Jordan's first precedential opinion for the Third Circuit was published on May 2, 2007. He authored the opinion for a unanimous three-judge panel in Eichorn v. AT&T II, an
References
- ^ "CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ON FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 6, 2006. p. 20. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Church News, November 6, 2004.[full citation needed]
- ^ a b Kent A. Jordan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ On the Nomination (Confirmation Kent A. Jordan of Delaware to be U.S. Circuit Judge)
External links
- Kent A. Jordan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- O'Sullivan, Sean, "Del. lawmakers support Jordan at hearing", Delaware News-Journal, September 7, 2006.
- Profile of Jordan prepared by Widener University School of Law
- Penn Law Faculty Profile