Judge John E. Jordan has had a stipulated agreement between himself and the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission REJECTED by the Florida Supreme Court. The JQC will have to continue its investigation until the Supreme Court decides the appropriate discipline for Jordan. This comes after Florida gubernatorial candidate Moe Dimanche filed a formal complaint about Jordan conspiring with lawyers for a mortgage company in an ex parte setting to commit fraud in order to foreclose on Dimanche’s home.
The complaint alleges that after a hearing on whether the mortgage company abused Florida’s guardian ad litem statute to stifle opposition to the foreclosure, Dimanche was told to leave the hearing room and Jordan remained in there with a lawyer for the mortgage company, an Orange County sheriff’s deputy, and a clerk as they conspired as to how best to rig the case in favor of the mortgage company. After the complaint was filed, Jordan recused himself from the case within 24 hours and the mortgage company dropped Dimanche from the lawsuit.
Nobody elected judge Jordan. He was a vacancy appointment during the Jeb Bush era and never left. He managed to remain unopposed for two decades because Florida’s outdated Grandfather clause allows judges to be deemed “elected” if a lawyer does not run for the judge’s seat:
“Except for justices or judges seeking retention, the names of unopposed candidates shall not appear on the general election ballot. Each unopposed candidate shall be deemed to have voted for himself or herself.” -§101.151(7)
Should Moe be elected Governor in November, this statue will be repealed and all unopposed candidates will face retention elections so that voters have a say in whether or not these individuals have remained in office too long.
In addition to case JQC Case No. 2026-164 filed by Dimanche, Jordan is also under investigation for JQC Case No. 2025-553 where he berated and rushed two public defenders who complained about being treated unfairly, and JQC Case No. 2025-845 where he asked a Black woman if she had ever chopped cotton during a plea hearing. In that case, the JQC found that the racist remarks were only made worse as Jordan ended the remarks with language reminiscent of those from a slave master:
“The judge’s closing admonition, that the defendant would be “straighten[ed]… up real quick” by such a method of discipline, only enhances the inappropriate tenor of the comments.” –FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF DISCIPLINE
Moe has pledged to shut down the Ninth Judicial Circuit, as it holds many judges like Jordan. The Ninth Judicial Circuit is rotten to the core, it will be dissolved, and Florida will see a Golden Age of judicial reform under Governor Moe Dimanche.
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