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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Tenure

2025 - Present

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

Compensation

Base salary

$223,318

Contact

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Jordan Pratt is a judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump (R) on June 16, 2025, and confirmed by the United States Senate on October 28, 2025, by a vote of 52-47.[1][2][3][4] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Prior to joining the court, Pratt was a judge of the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal. He assumed office on April 17, 2023. Pratt ran for re-election as judge of the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2025-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

On June 16, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Pratt to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.[3][4] He was confirmed by a 52-47 vote of the U.S. Senate on October 28, 2025.[2] Pratt received commission on November 03, 2025.[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Jordan Pratt
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Progress
Confirmed 134 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: June 16, 2025
ApprovedAABA Rating: No Rating
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: June 25, 2025
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: July 17, 2025 
ApprovedAConfirmed: October 28, 2025
ApprovedAVote: 52-47


Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Pratt by a vote of 52-47 on October 28, 2025.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Pratt confirmation vote (October 28, 2025)
Party Yea Nay No vote
Electiondot.png Democratic 0 45 0
Ends.png Republican 52 0 1
Grey.png Independent 0 2 0
Total 52[5] 47 1

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Pratt was reported to the full Senate on July 17, 2025, after a 12-0 committee vote.[6]

Nomination

On May 28, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Jordan Pratt to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The president officially nominated Pratt on June 16, 2025. Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by President Donald Trump.

Pratt was nominated to replace Judge Steven Merryday, who assumed senior status on August 31, 2025.[7]

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Pratt no rating.[8] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.


About the court

Middle District of Florida
Eleventh Circuit
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Judgeships
Posts: 15
Judges: 14
Vacancies: 1
Judges
Chief: Marcia Howard
Active judges:
John L. Badalamenti, Tom Barber, Wendy W. Berger, Paul G. Byron, Sheri Polster Chappell, Kyle Dudek, Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, Marcia Howard, William Jung, Carlos E. Mendoza, Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, Jordan Pratt, Mary Scriven, Julie Sneed

Senior judges:
Henry Adams, John Antoon, Susan Bucklew, Anne Conway, Timothy Corrigan, Virginia Covington, Roy Bale Dalton Jr., Brian Davis, Patricia Fawsett, Charlene Honeywell, Elizabeth Kovachevich, Richard Lazzara, Steven Merryday, James S. Moody, Gregory Presnell, Harvey Schlesinger, John Steele, James Whittemore


The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is one of 94 United States district courts. The district has courthouses in Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Ocala, Orlando, and Tampa. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit based in downtown Atlanta at the Elbert P. Tuttle Federal Courthouse.

The Middle District of Florida has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

There are five court divisions, each covering the following counties:

The Fort Myers Division, covering Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, and Lee counties.

The Jacksonville Division, covering Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, and Union counties.

The Ocala Division, covering Citrus, Lake, Marion, and Sumter counties.

The Orlando Division, covering Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia counties.

The Tampa Division, covering Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota counties.

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

  • The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
  • The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
  • As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
  • After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
  • If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
  • If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
  • The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
  • If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
  • If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.


Elections

2024

See also:  Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

Florida 5th District Court of Appeal, Jordan Pratt's seat

Jordan Pratt was retained to the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal on November 5, 2024 with 65.2% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
65.2
 
 1,440,056
No
 
34.8
 
 768,806
Total Votes
 2,208,862

It has been certified. Source

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pratt in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jordan Pratt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Jordan Pratt campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Florida 5th District Court of AppealWon general$0 $0
Grand total$0 $0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

See also

External links

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, "Jordan Pratt," accessed November 03, 2025]
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Congress.gov, "PN346-6 — Jordan Emery Pratt — The Judiciary," accessed October 28, 2025
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Truth Social, "Truth Details," accessed May 28, 2025
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The White House, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," accessed June 16, 2025
    5. ↑ Note: The bolded number reflects the largest number.
    6. ↑ U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "RESULTS OF COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE BUSINESS MEETING," accessed June 16, 2025
    7. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Merryday, Steven Douglas," accessed September 3, 2025
    8. ↑ American Bar Association, "STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY," accessed October 2, 2025

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Steven Merryday     		United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
    2025-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Florida 5th District Court of Appeal
    2023-2025    		 Succeeded by
    -


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