Jordan received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the University of Texas at Austin and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law.

[2] Jordan served in the United States Army as an infantryman and paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.

President Trump nominated Jordan to the seat vacated by Judge Richard A. Schell, who assumed senior status on March 10, 2015.

[5] On July 30, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 54–36 vote.

[8] On November 15 2024 he blocked the DOL rule raising overtime exemption salary threshold.