 His service on that court terminated on December 15, 2006, due to elevation to the Court of Appeals.Four years later, Bush nominated Jordan to the Third Circuit on June 28, 2006 to fill a vacancy left by Judge Jane Richards Roth.He was confirmed to that court by a vote of 91-0 on December 8, 2006 during the waning hours of the final lame duck session of the 109th Congress.