Kent Amos Jordan (born October 24, 1957) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware from 2002 to 2006.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 39/year
Delaware District Court · 2002–2006Third Circuit Court of Appeals · 2006–2025
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Adjunct professor · 1995–1996, 2006–present
Adjunct professor · 2003–present
Adjunct professor · 2005–present
Board member · 2014–2018- Corporation Service Company, Wilmington, DelawareVice president and general counsel · 1998–2002
- Private practice, Delaware1985–1987, 1992–1997
District of DelawareAssistant U.S. attorney · 1987–1992
Law clerk , Hon. James L. Latchum · 1984–1985
Appointments
2006–2025 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Retirement- 2002–2006 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
J.D. · 1984- Brigham Young UniversityB.A. · 1981