celoIcE OF GOVERNOR WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. May 18, 1981 For immediate release: Governor Bill Clements today named Eugene Elkin Jordan of Amarillo to be Presiding Judge of the Ninth Administration Judicial District for a four-year term upon qualifying for the office. Jordan, 74, will replace Howard C. Davison of Lubbock, whose term expired. Jordan is retired. He attended Abilene Christian College, Texas Tech University and University of Texas law school.