Miami federal Judge Adalberto Jordan on track for appeals court post

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Judge Adalberto José Jordán, Judge, U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 15, 1999
Adjunct professor, University of Miami School of Law, his alma mater x2
Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
49 Years Old

When members of Miami’s legal establishment took Sandra Day O’Connor out for a steak dinner on Brickell Avenue last year, Adalberto Jordan insisted that others sit next to the retired Supreme Court justice.

“He didn’t elbow me out,” recalled then-U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sloman, who sat on one side of O’Connor at The Capital Grille. “He wanted other people to get to know her,” added then-Federal Bar Association President William Roppolo, who sat on the other side.

Of course, everybody in the party already knew that Jordan, a University of Miami law school alum, had served a coveted U.S. Supreme Court clerkship with O’Connor back in 1988-89. That he never mentioned his relationship with her that night is a hallmark of the humble U.S. District Court judge, who doesn’t advertise his formidable achievements, including his appointment at 37 by President Bill Clinton to the federal bench in South Florida.

Now, Jordan, 49, is poised to become the first Cuban-born judge on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which decides the major federal legal disputes of Florida, Georgia and Alabama.

When President Barack Obama last month nominated Jordan — who has presided over nearly 200 federal trials in Miami — the president praised his “commitment to fairness and judicial integrity.”

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/09/03/2390664/miami-federal-judge-adalberto.html#ixzz1X8Ayuppf

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