Robert H. Jordan, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia

Robert Henry Jordan @ find a grave

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from Southern Graves

Just inside the entrance to Oak Hill Cemetery in Talbotton, Georgia is what looks to be an above ground vault for the Jordan family. While I think it was designed as such, it's likely a false crypt. This large, beautiful memorial is made of marble and contains the following inscriptions:

Robert Henry Jordan, Jr.

• May 14, 1948
• Oct 22, 1966

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Chief Justice

• Robert Henry Jordan
• Feb 6, 1916
• Oct 23, 1992
• Court of Appeals of GA 1960-71
• Supreme Court of GA 1971-82

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Jean Ingram Jordan

• Nov 5, 1923
• June 10, 2005

Robert Jordan, Sr. also served in the GA State Senate from 1953-54 and 1959-60. He was born in Talbot County, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia. He served in the US Army 1941-45 and was the author of There Was a Land, a history of Talbot County, Georgia.

The Georgia General Assembly, in House Resolution 25, stated Robert Henry Jordan served his country with honor, was an outstanding legal scholar, and was an exemplary public servant. The portion of U.S. Highway 80 from downtown Talbotton, Georgia, east to the Taylor County line is designated as the Robert Henry Jordan Memorial Highway.

You may see a portrait of Mr. Jordan at the UGA School of Law Portrait Collection.

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via father James Weaver Jordan by SmartCopy: Dec 12 2015, 5:21:13 UTC

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_H._Jordan

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.

Early life, education, and career

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. 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. 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, where he served until 1972.

Service on the Supreme Court of Georgia

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.

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.