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BIDEN: JUDICIAL NOMINEE APPROVED BY KEY SENATE COMMITTEE

FOR RELEASE: October 8, 2002

     WASHINGTON -- Filling an important vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved the nomination of Kent Jordan.  

    Senator Joe Biden, Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, pledged to work with his colleagues to quickly move Mr. Jordan’s nomination to the full Senate for final approval.  

    “I am confident that Kent possesses the sterling academic and professional qualifications, as well as the necessary judgement and temperament, to be an outstanding federal district judge,” said Senator Biden.  “I am looking forward to his quick approval by the full Senate.” 

    Senator Biden also said he was pleased the Judiciary Committee was able to move so quickly to approve Mr. Jordan’s nomination.  Mr. Jordan’s nomination hearing before the full committee took place on September 18, 2002, less than a month ago.

    The 44 year-old Mr. Jordan currently serves as Vice President and General Counsel of the Wilmington, Delaware based Corporation Service Company (CSC).

    He was born in West Point, New York, and graduated from Brigham Young University (B.A. 1981) with high honors and cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1984), where he was invited to join the staff and editorial board for the Law Journal. 

    Prior to starting at CSC in 1998, Mr. Jordan was an associate and later a partner at Morris James Hitchens & Williams, and an associate at Potter Anderson & Corroon from 1985-1987.

    In addition, Mr. Jordan served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware from 1987 -1992.

    Mr. Jordan’s nomination now goes to the full Senate for consideration. Once he receives approval from the Senate, Mr. Jordan will be sworn in and will take his seat on the federal bench in Wilmington.  

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