He worked as a lawyer and judge and was part of the lawsuit heard before the Supreme Court of the United States that ended poll taxes.
[1] In 1943, he went into the United States Army and fought overseas with the 846 Gas Company and the 67th Infantry during World War II.
[3] In 1955, when the state of Virginia planned to create a referendum to allow segregation, Jordan filed an injunction to block the vote.
[10][5] In May 1964, Jordan and Butts filed another suit which accused the state of violating four amendments of the Constitution with the poll tax.
[11] When the case went before the Supreme Court, Jordan argued that the poll tax laws had successfully barred black people not only from voting, but from holding office.
"[12] The decision was made by the Supreme Court in two months and they decided that the poll tax or voting fee did violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.