Adalberto Jordan

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Adalberto Jose Jordan
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Assumed office
February 17, 2012
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded bySusan H. Black
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
September 9, 1999 – February 24, 2012
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byLenore Carrero Nesbitt
Succeeded byRobin L. Rosenberg
Personal details
Born (1961-12-07) December 7, 1961 (age 59)
Havana, Cuba
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Miami (BA, JD)

Adalberto Jose Jordan (born December 7, 1961) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law, his alma mater, and at Florida International University's College of Law.[1] In February 2016, The New York Times identified Jordan as a potential Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia.[2] In early March, Jordan removed himself from consideration.[3]

Early life and education[]

Jordan was born in Havana, Cuba and came with his family to Miami, Florida when he was a young boy, in 1968. Jordan graduated from St. Brendan High School in 1980.[4] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics, magna cum laude, from the University of Miami, in 1984.[5] While an undergraduate at the University of Miami, Jordan was a walk-on member of the baseball team.[6] Jordan then earned his Juris Doctor summa cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law in 1987, where he was the Articles & Comments Editor for the University of Miami Law Review, graduating second in his law school class.[7] Jordan went on to clerk for Judge Thomas Alonzo Clark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia from 1987 to 1988, and for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor of the United States Supreme Court from 1988 to 1989.[8]

Professional career[]

In 1989, Jordan returned to Miami to work as an associate for Steel, Hector & Davis, a prestigious local law firm that was acquired by Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in 2005. Despite being there a relatively short time, Jordan was named a partner at Steel, Hector & Davis by his fifth year. Shortly after making partner, Jordan made the transition to public-sector lawyering, and became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in 1994.[8] In 1998, he was appointed Chief of the Appellate Division, and served in that position for about one year.

Federal judicial service[]

District court service[]

On March 15, 1999, President Bill Clinton nominated Jordan to the seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida that had been vacated by Judge Lenore Carrero Nesbitt.[8] Jordan was confirmed to the federal bench by the United States Senate on September 8, 1999, by a vote of 93–1, with then-Senator Bob Smith of New Hampshire as the lone dissenting vote. Jordan received his commission on September 9, 1999.

Eleventh Circuit service[]

In May 2011, the South Florida Daily Business Review reported that Jordan was being vetted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in anticipation of President Obama nominating Jordan to a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit created when 11th Circuit Judge Susan H. Black took senior status in February 2011.[9][8] On August 2, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Jordan for the judgeship.

On October 13, 2011 the Senate Judiciary Committee approved his nomination by voice vote.[10] On February 9, 2012, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid moved to invoke cloture on Jordan's nomination, thereby cutting off debate and ending a Republican filibuster of Jordan's nomination. A cloture vote was held for February 13, 2012. Cloture was invoked in an 89–5 vote.[11] On February 15, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Jordan to the seat on the Eleventh Circuit in a 94–5 vote.[12] Jordan received his judicial commission on February 17, 2012.[8]

Personal life[]

Adalberto Jordan is married to Lazara Esther Jordan, née Castillo, a teacher at St. Brendan Catholic High School, of which both are alumni.[7][13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Home - Law".
  2. ^ Potential Nominees Obama May Consider to Fill Antonin Scalia’s Seat The New York Times, Feb 14, 2016
  3. ^ Manu Raju; Kevin Liptak; Ariane de Vogue (9 March 2016). "First on CNN: Top name withdraws from Supreme Court consideration". CNN.
  4. ^ Belen Jesuit Preparatory School - Close Up Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ William J. Clinton Foundation "President Nominates Fisher and Jordan to the Federal Bench" Archived May 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Weaver, Jay (September 4, 2011). "Miami federal Judge Adalberto Jordan on track for appeals court post". The Miami Herald. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Zamora, JC (April 26, 2017). "11th Circuit Judge Adalberto Jordan Discusses His Remarkable Career and Memories of UM Law Review". University of Miami Law Review. 71 (3). Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Jordan, Adalberto Jose - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  9. ^ "InsideTrack".
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote". 27 January 2015.
  12. ^ "U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote". 27 January 2015.
  13. ^ St. Brendan Catholic High School Alumni Association: Alumni Awards.

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Preceded by
Lenore Carrero Nesbitt 		Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
1999–2012 		Succeeded by
Robin L. Rosenberg
Preceded by
Susan H. Black 		Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
2012–present 		Incumbent
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