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Robert H. Jordan
Official portrait, c. 1980
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
In office December 20, 1980 – November 1, 1982
Preceded by	Hiram K. Undercofler
Succeeded by	Harold N. Hill Jr.
Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
In office April 3, 1972 – November 1, 1982
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Bond Almand
Succeeded by	Richard Bell
Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
In office November 1, 1960 – April 3, 1972
Appointed by	Ernest Vandiver
Preceded by	Bernard Clay Gardner
Succeeded by	Irwin W. Stolz Jr.
President pro tempore of the Georgia State Senate
In office January 12, 1959 – February 20, 1959
Preceded by	Dixon Oxford
Succeeded by	Carl Sanders
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 25th district
In office January 12, 1959 – March 31, 1959
Preceded by	L. A. Mallory Jr.
Succeeded by	John H. Woodall
In office January 12, 1953 – January 10, 1955
Preceded by	L. A. Mallory Jr.
Succeeded by	William B. Steis
Personal details
Born	Robert Henry Jordan February 6, 1916 Talbotton, Georgia, U.S.
Died	October 23, 1992 (aged 76)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jean Ingram ​ (m. )​
Children	4
Education	University of Georgia
Occupation	Lawyer politician
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1946
Rank	Major
Unit	Office of the Inspector General
Battles/wars	World War II American theater

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.^[1]

Born in Talbot County, Georgia, Jordan attended the public schools, and received a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1941.^[2] He served in the United States Army during World War II, from 1941 to 1946, achieving the rank of major. He practiced law beginning in 1946 in the Talbotton, Georgia. In 1953, he was elected to Georgia State Senate, serving again as President Pro-Tem in 1959.^[2] He briefly served on the Georgia State Highway Board in 1960, but later that year Governor Ernest Vandiver appointed Jordan to the Georgia Court of Appeals,^[3] where he served until 1972.^[2]

In March 1972, Governor Jimmy Carter appointed Jordan to the Supreme Court of Georgia. Jordan became Chief Justice December 20, 1980 and served in that capacity until November 1, 1982.^[2]

Jordan also wrote a history of his home county, There Was a Land, a history of Talbot County, Georgia.

U.S. Route 80 between downtown Talbotton and the Taylor County line has been renamed the Robert Henry Jordan Memorial Highway in his honor.^[4]

Political offices
Preceded by Bond Almand	Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia 1972–1982	Succeeded by Richard Bell