| Daniel P. Jordan III | |
| Office: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi |
| Term Start: | November 4, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Louis Guirola Jr. |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi |
| Term Start1: | August 7, 2006 |
| Appointer1: | George W. Bush |
| Predecessor1: | Tom Stewart Lee |
| Birth Name: | Daniel Porter Jordan III |
| Birth Date: | 20 November 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Parents: | Daniel P. Jordan (father) |
| Education: | University of Virginia (JD) |
Daniel Porter Jordan III (born November 20, 1964) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Jordan was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Mississippi in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School in 1993.[1] He was in private practice in Jackson, Mississippi, from 1993 to 2006.
On April 24, 2006, Jordan was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi vacated by Judge Tom Stewart Lee.[2] Jordan was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 20, 2006,[3] and received his commission on August 7, 2006. He became chief judge on November 4, 2017.