President Clinton’s time in office saw Jordan, a Democrat, appointed as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District in 1994.
While this case was one that would make him, there was also the issue of being perceived as light-handed in dealing with others involved with Edwards–even with video evidence.
One of Eddie Jordan Jr.’s first tasks as district attorney was to clean house in his office by firing 43 White workers.
During his term as district attorney, the conviction rate was extremely low at 12-percent.
While a low conviction rate would be ideal in a time of low or moderate crime, this was a low conviction rate when it came to murder and attempted murder cases.
