Third Circuit
Kent A. Jordan
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- George W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA30604
- Nominated
- June 28, 2006
- Committee hearing
- Sept. 6, 2006
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 26, 2006
- Senate vote
- 91–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Dec. 8, 2006
- Commissioned
- Dec. 13, 2006
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Service ended
- Jan. 15, 2025Retirement
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware | Judge | Nov. 15, 2002 | Dec. 15, 2006 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | George W. Bush |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Judge | Dec. 13, 2006 | Jan. 15, 2025 Retirement | George W. Bush |
Nominations
Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.
| Nominee | Court | Received | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Lee Mascott PN466-4 | Third Circuit | Sept. 2, 2025 | Confirmed | 50–47 |
Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Dec. 27, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in NLRB v. Starbucks Corp
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Dec. 24, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Jorge Rivera-Guadalupe v. City of Harrisburg
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Dec. 20, 2024
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Dec. 16, 2024
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Dec. 9, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Erick Zanetich v. WalMart Stores East Inc
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Nov. 20, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Alexis Kyriakopoulos v. Robert Maigetter
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Nov. 1, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in In re: Eric S. Gilbert
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Nov. 1, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Daniel Rutherford
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Oct. 17, 2024
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Oct. 15, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Lindsey Gulden v. Exxon Mobil Corp
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Oct. 7, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. William Valentin
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Sept. 20, 2024
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.