John R. Jordan, Junior.

Background

Jordan, Junior, John R. was born on January 16, 1921 in Winton, North Carolina, United States.

Education

University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1942). University of North Carolina School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1948).

Career

Worked at Jordan, Price, Wall, Gray & Jones, Limited liability partnership (Raleigh, North Carolina) specializing in Banking Law, Insurance Law, Health and Hospital Law. Admitted to the bar, 1948, North Carolina. 1960, United States. Supreme Court.

Phi Delta Phi.

Member, Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review, 1946-1948. Author: "Unfair Competition-Secondary Meaning of Trade Names in Cases of Dissimilar Products," 26 North Carolina Law Review 424, 1948. "North Carolina"s Archaic Coroner System," 26 North Carolina Law Review 96, 1947.

Contributing Editor for North Carolina, The Construction Lien and Claim Manual, 1969-1975.

Member of Staff, Attorney-General of North Carolina, 1948-1951. State Senate, 1959-1964.

Vice-Chairman, North Carolina Reapportionment Commission, 1956. Member, Board of Trustees, Chowan College, 1959-1968 and University of North Carolina, 1969-1972.

Member, 1972— and Chairman, 1980-1984, Board of Governors, University of North Carolina.

Trustee, The Ravenscroft Foundation, 1971—. Chairman, North Carolina Commission on Medical Aid for the Aged, 1962-1964 and North Carolina State Board of Social Services, 1969-1973. President, Friends of the North Carolina Archives, Incorporated., 1984—.

Member, Board of Directors, Friends of Hope Foundation, 1983—.

Member, Board of Directors, North Carolina Museum Associates, 1983—. President, North Carolina Council on Economic Education, 1984—.

Member, North Carolina Board of Higher Education, 1963-1965. Recipient: Distinguished Service Award, North Carolina Public Health Association, 1964.

Distinguished Alumnus Award, Chowan College, 1983.

Member, North Carolina Commission for the Study of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code, 1969-1971. Vice-Chairman, North Carolina Commission for International Cooperation, 1971—. Member: Wake County (Chairman, Executive Committee, 1954-1955), North Carolina, American and International Bar Associations.

North Carolina State Bar.

North Carolina Academy of Trial Attorneys. American Judicature Society.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member).

Achievements

• John R. Jordan, Junior. has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review, 1946-1948.