Overview
Former Judge Kent Jordan, who served as a federal judge for more than two decades, including a tenure on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 2006 to January 2025, joined Richards, Layton & Finger in February 2025.
In addition to his tenure on the Third Circuit, former Judge Jordan’s 40+ years of experience includes serving as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware from 2002 to 2006. He was in private practice in Delaware from 1985 to 1987 and again from 1992 to 1997. In between, Kent worked for the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. From 1998 to 2002, he was general counsel and a vice president of the Corporation Service Company in Wilmington, Delaware.
Kent joins Richards Layton as a director in the firm’s Litigation Department, practicing in the Intellectual Property Group, which handles significant IP litigation before Delaware’s district and state courts. He will also assist with other litigation matters, including mediations, arbitrations, appeals, and litigation advice, drawing on his wide experience with corporate, antitrust, securities, and bankruptcy disputes.
Kent is an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he currently teaches a class on patent litigation.
PRACTICES
Arbitration & Mediation
Intellectual Property
Corporate & Chancery Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Clerkships
- The Honorable James L. Latchum, United States District Court for the District of Delaware, 1984-1985
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1984
Articles Editor, Georgetown Law Journal - Brigham Young University, B.A., Economics, 1981
Education
Leadership
- American Inns of Court Foundation, Former President
- United States Judicial Conference
- Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Former Member
- Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction, Former Member
- Federal Judicial Center, Former Board Member
Pro Bono Activities
- Ministry of Caring, Board of Directors
Bar Admissions
- Delaware, 1984