Adalberto Jordan

U.S. Circuit Judge, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

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Office: Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Born: December 1961, Havana

Education: University of Miami, University of Miami School of Law, St. Brendan High School

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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Eleventh Circuit overturns ERISA exhaustion requirement for statutory claims

Rule Changes

Wrote the en banc opinion overruling Mason v. Continental Group

Plan participants in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia can now sue over mismanaged retirement plans without first exhausting their plan's internal appeals process. On October 13, the full Eleventh Circuit overruled its 1985 decision in Mason v. Continental Group, which had required administrative exhaustion for all statutory claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Updated Oct 18