--- title: "Sean D. Jordan | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sean-d-jordan" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Sean D. Jordan U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, E.D. Texas, 2019-present - Office of the Attorney General of Texas, 2004-2012 - Sean Daniel Jordan, born in 1965, serves as a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division ### Education - B.A. — The University of Texas at Austin — 1991 - Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the University of Texas at Austin - Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law. ### Additional information - On January 16, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Jordan to the federal bench, filling the seat vacated by Judge Richard A. Schell. - He received his judicial commission on August 20, 2019. - His nomination was sent to the Senate on January 17, 2019, and after a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate confirmed him on July 30, 2019, by a 54–34 vote. - Private practice, Austin, TX, 2012-2019 - principal deputy solicitor general, 2008-2012 - deputy solicitor general, 2006-2008 - assistant solicitor general, 2004-2006 - Private practice, Austin, TX, 2000-2004 - Private practice, Houston, TX, 1994-2000 - U.S. Army E-4, 1983-1986 - Date of birth: 1965-01-01 - Before his judicial appointment, Jordan held the role of Principal Deputy Solicitor General for Texas - representing the state in federal and state appeals, and later co-chaired the Appellate Practice Group at Jackson Walker L.L.P. - focusing on complex civil litigation and regulatory compliance. - Jordan served in the U.S. Army as an infantryman and paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, demonstrating a background of military discipline prior to his legal career. - Birth place: New York, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6834676) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6834676) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6834676) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14410/sean-d-jordan/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14410/sean-d-jordan/) - [Wikidata: Sean D. Jordan](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60663924) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sean-d-jordan", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sean-d-jordan", "name": "Sean D. Jordan | KnowJudges", "description": "Sean D. Jordan, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sean-d-jordan#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sean-d-jordan#judge", "name": "Sean D. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.