Background
Jordan, Robert Leo was born on June 28, 1934 in Woodlawn, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Richard and Josephine (Broadbent) Jordan.
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Robert Leo Jordan
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Bachelor of Science in Finance, U. Tennessee, 1958; Juris Doctor, U. Tennessee, 1960.
Career
Attorney, Goodpasture, Carpenter, Dale & Woods, Nashville, 1960-1961;
manager, Frontier Refining Company, Denver, 1961-1964;
attorney, Green and Green, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1964-1966;
trust officer, 1st Peoples Bank, Johnson City, 1966-1969;
vice president, trust officer, Commercial National Bank, Pensacola, Florida, 1969-1971;
attorney, Bryant, Price, Brandt & Jordan, Johnson City, 1971-1980;
chancellor, 1st Judicial District, Johnson City, 1980-1988;
district judge, United States District Court (eastern district) Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1988. Member of advisory committee U. Tennessee Law Alumni, 1978-1980. Secretary Tennessee Judicial Conference, 1987-1988, member Executive Committee, 1988.
Delegate Tennessee State-Federal Judicial Council, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors, vice president Tri-Cities estate Planning Council, Johnson City, 1969;board directors Washington County Tuberculosis Association, Rocky Mount History Association, HighRock Camp, Johnson City, Junior Achievement of Pensacola Inc. Board directors, treasurer N.W. Florida Crippled Children's Association, Pensacola. Chancellor's associate U. Tennessee With United States Army, 1954-1956.
Member Tennessee Bar Association, Knoxville Bar Association (Board of Governors), Washington County Bar Association (president-elect 1980), Johnson City Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court (president 1993-1994), Kiwanis (president Metropolitan Johnson CityClub 1969, Kiwanian of Year award 1986-1987).
Connections
Married Dorothy Rueter, September 8, 1956. Children: Robert, Margaret, Daniel.
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Nationality
American