Eddie Jordan (attorney)
Eddie Jordan | |
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Jordan (right) with David Vitter (left) in 2003 | |
| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
| In office 1994–2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Robert J. Boitmann |
| Succeeded by | Jim Letten |
| District Attorney of Orleans Parish | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Connick Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Keva Landrum-Johnson (Acting) |
| Constituency | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1952 |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Rutgers University (JD) |
Eddie Jack Jordan Jr. (born October 6, 1952) is an American attorney who served as the district attorney for Orleans Parish, Louisiana, from 2003 until his resignation in 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Jordan was the first African American to have held the elected position. He announced his resignation on October 30, 2007, when a court rendered a large judgment against his office on behalf of white employees that the D.A. had earlier dismissed on account of their race.