Obama nominates FIU Adjunct Law Professor to Circuit Court of Appeals


Calling him thoughtful and diligent, President Barack Obama named longtime FIU adjunct professor of law Adalberto José Jordán to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.

Jordán has served as a District Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami since 1999.

“Judge Adalberto José Jordán will bring an unwavering commitment to fairness and judicial integrity to the federal bench,” President Obama said. “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.”

Jordán was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 6. He received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Miami in 1984, and his J.D. summa cum laude from University of Miami School of Law in 1987. After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas A. Clark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from 1987 to 1988, and the following year he served as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

Since being appointed to the District Court bench in 1999, Judge Jordán has presided over nearly 200 trials on a wide range of civil and criminal matters.

“Judge Jordán is among our best adjunct faculty. Our students consistently praise him for his teaching, and as important, his mentoring of our future lawyers. We at FIU College of Law are proud to call him a colleague,” said Dean R. Alexander Acosta.

The U.S. Senate must confirm his nomination before Jordán can take his position.

More information on the nomination can be found on the White House’s website.

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