Robert H. Jordan

Robert H. Jordan
Official portrait, c.1980
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
In office
December 20, 1980  November 1, 1982
Preceded byHiram K. Undercofler
Succeeded byHarold N. Hill Jr.
Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
In office
April 3, 1972  November 1, 1982
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byBond Almand
Succeeded byRichard Bell
Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
In office
November 1, 1960  April 3, 1972
Appointed byErnest Vandiver
Preceded byBernard Clay Gardner
Succeeded byIrwin W. Stolz Jr.
President pro tempore of the
Georgia State Senate
In office
January 12, 1959  February 20, 1959
Preceded byDixon Oxford
Succeeded byCarl Sanders
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 25th district
In office
January 12, 1959  March 31, 1959
Preceded byL. A. Mallory Jr.
Succeeded byJohn H. Woodall
In office
January 12, 1953  January 10, 1955
Preceded byL. A. Mallory Jr.
Succeeded byWilliam B. Steis
Personal details
Born
Robert Henry Jordan

(1916-02-06)February 6, 1916
Talbotton, Georgia, U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 1992(1992-10-23) (aged 76)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Jean Ingram
(m. 1944)
Children4
EducationUniversity of Georgia
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1941–1946
RankMajor
UnitOffice of the Inspector General
Battles/wars

Robert Henry Jordan (February 6, 1916 – October 23, 1992) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1972 to 1980, and chief justice from 1980 to 1982.