Background
Jordan III, Robert E. was born on June 20, 1936 in South Boston, Virginia, United States.
Jordan III, Robert E. was born on June 20, 1936 in South Boston, Virginia, United States.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (South.B., 1958). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1961).
Worked at Steptoe & Johnson Limited Liability Partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Antitrust, Energy Law, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1962, District of Columbia. 1964, Virginia.
Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1960-1961.
Special Assistant for Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1963-1964.
Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1964-1965. Executive Assistant for Enforcement, Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, 1965-1967.
Deputy General Counsel of the Army, 1967. General Counsel of the Army and Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army for Civil Functions, 1967-1971.
Chair, District of Columbia Bar Ethics Committee, 1978-1981.
Chair, District of Columbia Bar Special Committee on Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 1983-1988. President Elect, 1986-1987 and President, 1987-1988, District of Columbia Bar.