Meet Jordan Dallas Turner

As a mother of three young children, Jordan understands the importance of having a safe community in which to raise a family. Jordan was born and raised in Boone County and is proud to be raising a family of her own here.

Jordan grew up in Hebron and has been a part of Boone County her entire life. After graduating from Conner High School, she attended Northern Kentucky University and worked at the Boone County Child Support Office. She graduated summa cum laude from NKU and was awarded the Outstanding Senior in Speech Communication award.

Seeing her parents’ example – her father, lawyer and prosecutor Steve Dallas, and her mother, public school teacher Jackie Hogan Herrington – Jordan realized early on that a meaningful life included service to others.

Seeking to make the most of her convictions, Jordan chose to attend law school at Northern Kentucky University. As a law student, Jordan served as a Vice Justice of the Moot Court Board and competed in the National Child Welfare & Adoption Law Competition, where her team’s legal brief placed second in the country. Jordan was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for receiving the highest grade in her Basic Legal Writing class, and she graduated 6th in her class. As a 3rd year law student, Jordan had the distinction of serving as co-counsel in two felony jury trials through the Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office.

Upon graduating, Jordan was awarded an internship with International Justice Mission in Washington, D.C. – one of the world’s leading Christian non-governmental organizations focused on eliminating child sex trafficking. When the internship concluded, Jordan began serving as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Floyd County, Kentucky. Jordan oversaw the office’s felony sex crime division and facilitated the county’s Multi-Disciplinary Team on Child Abuse, a group of professionals from across law enforcement and governmental agencies working collaboratively on felony cases involving child victims. Jordan has tried numerous felonies to juries, including drug trafficking, sodomy, sexual abuse, assault, wanton endangerment and persistent felony charges. Most notably, Jordan secured a jury verdict and conviction related to a domestic violence shooting, with a sentence of twenty-six years. During her time as a state felony prosecutor, Jordan also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Jordan later took a position at a civil litigation firm in Eastern Kentucky before returning home in 2014 and founding Dallas & Turner, PLLC, where she is a partner and owner. Since that time, Jordan has focused her practice on personal injury litigation, civil trial practice, estate and trust planning, and probate administration. In 2017, Jordan was accepted into the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum for her work in securing a significant settlement for a catastrophically injured victim.

In all her work as a lawyer, Jordan has always represented victims, believing that the court system should be a means of righting wrongs and keeping communities safe.

In her personal capacity, Jordan has spent over twenty years serving children and adolescents through faith-based organizations. At church, Jordan has served as a teacher for both preschool and elementary students, she has mentored other mothers through the MOMs ministry, and she has devoted time to a van ministry which transported young children to church. Jordan has also invested countless hours in high school students through Northern Kentucky’s Young Life ministry. Jordan has traveled with MASTER Provisions overseas to Niger, Ghana, and Burkina Faso to deliver medical supplies and clothing to families and children, and she has served on the Northern Kentucky Young Life Board of Directors and Master Provisions’ Fund Development Committee.

Jordan’s most treasured and precious roles are that of wife and mother. Jordan and her husband, Ryan, have three children, ages 7, 5, and 3. Jordan feels incredibly blessed to have had the opportunity to stay home full-time with her children when they were younger - one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs she’s had.

Why is Jordan Running for Boone County Attorney?

Effective leadership in a County Attorney requires significant legal experience: a deep understanding of the criminal justice system, effective advocacy skills, an ability to assemble an effective legal team, an eye for spotting liability issues, familiarity with human resource and budget concerns - all matched with a commitment to serve.

Effective leadership like this results in a safer community for our families and children - something Jordan is passionate about as a mother of three young children. Jordan has the experience, the commitment, and the heart to serve Boone County and protect its communities, families and children. Jordan’s intent is that the County Attorney’s Office will be a place where justice, compassion, and public safety determine every decision, rendered with courtesy to all.

Jordan believes strong, principled leadership at every level of government strengthens America. As your next Boone County Attorney, Jordan will do her part to create a better community and state – building blocks of a better nation. It all begins here in Boone County, where Jordan is determined to use her experience and the office of the Boone County Attorney to immediately take on the work of keeping our community, children and families safe.

Jordan announced her candidacy in February 2021 for the Boone County Attorney Republican Primary Election, which will be held in May 2022.