John Jordan is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since February 2019. He previously practiced as a barrister.
Jordan is from Castlebar, County Mayo, where he attended secondary school at St Gerald's College. He studied law at University College Dublin and at the King's Inns.
He was called to the Bar in 1985 and became a senior counsel in 2011. Prior to his appointment as a senior counsel, Jordan served as the State Prosecutor in the Circuit Court in County Mayo. His practice encompassed criminal law and private law, including in the areas of contract law, tort law, and property law. In criminal trials, he acted for both the defence and on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions in matters involving sexual offences, road traffic offences, fraud, and homicide.
He acted for the DPP in the prosecution of Pádraig Nally and subsequent appeal arising out of the death of John Ward.
Jordan became a judge of the High Court in February 2019. He has been the presiding judge in cases involving injunctions, company law, and family and child law.
He is the judge in charge of the Family List of the High Court, and the International Hague Network Judge for Ireland.