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. 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 Judge
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. == References ==