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Adalberto Jordan

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Adalberto Jordan
Nonpartisan
United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Tenure
2012 - Present
Years in position
13
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Years in office: 1999 - 2012
Education
Bachelor's
University of Miami, 1984
Law
University of Miami School of Law, 1987
Contact
Official website


Adalberto Jose Jordan is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. He joined the court in 2012 after an appointment by President Barack Obama. Prior to his service on the Eleventh Circuit, he was a district judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[1]

Early life and education

A native of Havana, Cuba, Jordan earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Miami in 1984 and his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1987.[1]

Professional career

  • 1998-1999: Chief, Appellate Division
  • 1996-1998: Deputy chief, Appellate Division

Judicial nominations and appointments

11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Adalberto Jose Jordan
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 197 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: August 2, 2011
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: September 20, 2011
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: October 13, 2011 
ApprovedAConfirmed: February 15, 2012
ApprovedAVote: 94-5

On August 2, 2011, Jordan was nominated by President Barack Obama to a post on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit vacated by Susan Black.[2] Obama commented on the nomination, stating:

“ Judge Adalberto José Jordán will bring an unwavering commitment to fairness and judicial integrity to the federal bench. His impressive legal career is a testament to the kind of thoughtful and diligent judge he will be on the Eleventh Circuit. I am honored to nominate him today.[3][4] ”

The Hispanic National Bar Association praised the nomination, saying:

“ It is high time that a Latino judge be appointed to the Eleventh Circuit, which serves one of the fastest-growing Latino population areas in the United States.[5][4] ”

The American Bar Association rated Jordan Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination.[6] Hearings on Jordan's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 20, 2011, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on October 13, 2011. Jordan was confirmed on a recorded 94-5 vote of the U.S. Senate on February 15, 2012, and he received his commission on February 17, 2012.[1][7]

Southern District of Florida

Jordan was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President Bill Clinton on March 15, 1999, to a seat vacated by Lenore Nesbitt. The American Bar Association rated Jordan Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified for the nomination.[8] Hearings on Jordan's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 13, 1999, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on July 22, 1999. Jordan was confirmed on a recorded 93-1 vote of the United States Senate on September 8, 1999, and he received his commission the next day. Jordan resigned from the district court on February 24, 2012, upon his elevation to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.[1][9] He was succeeded in this position by Judge Robin L. Rosenberg.

Noteworthy cases

Eleventh Circuit holds that Alabama’s low property tax does not discriminate against poor and minority students (2014)

Students in two poor Alabama counties filed suit against the state of Alabama claiming that the low amount of property taxes collected in the state discriminated against poor and minority students. Portions of Alabama’s tax code cap the amount of property tax that can be collected and what types of property fall under that provision of the code. The students argued that the laws were meant to keep rural school districts, which the plaintiffs alleged were comprised of mostly black students, from raising funds.

United States District Judge Lynwood Smith dismissed the students’ case. In his order dismissing the case, Judge Smith said while that sections of the laws to which the students objected were enacted for a racially motivated reason, the laws did not disparately impact students across the state. As a result, he could not find the laws unconstitutional.

The Eleventh Circuit’s three-judge panel, consisting of Judges Adalberto Jordan, Robert Lanier Anderson and Brock Hornby (sitting by designation), agreed with Judge Smith. Judge Jordan wrote for the panel. In his opinion, he said that the students lacked standing to bring a challenge to mileage-cap provisions, which the students said is a bar to raising property tax rates. Further, he indicated that Judge Smith did not err in finding that the property classification system was not devised with any racial malice in mind.

Articles:

See also

External links

Officeholder

United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed August 17, 2016
    2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named nom2
    3. ↑ The White House, "President Obama Nominates Judge Adalberto José Jordán to the United States Court of Appeals," August 2, 2011
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    5. ↑ HNBA Press Release, "Hispanic National Bar Association Urges U.S. Senate to Confirm the Hon. Adalberto Jordan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit," August 3, 2011
    6. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 112th Congress," accessed August 17, 2016
    7. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 864 — Adalberto Jose Jordan — The Judiciary," accessed August 17, 2016
    8. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 106th Congress," accessed August 17, 2016
    9. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 148 — Adalberto Jose Jordan — The Judiciary," accessed August 17, 2016

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
    2012-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
    1999-2012    		 Succeeded by
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