Daniel P. Jordan III

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.

Daniel P. Jordan III
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
Incumbent
Assumed office August 7, 2006
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Tom Stewart Lee
Personal details
Born	Daniel Porter Jordan III (1964-11-20) November 20, 1964 (age 60) Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent	Daniel P. Jordan (father)
Education	University of Mississippi (BBA) University of Virginia (JD)

Education and career

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

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.