Jordan Upton grew up in Ottawa before making the move to Halifax for post-secondary education. Jordan obtained an undergraduate degree in biology at Dalhousie University before obtaining his Juris Doctor from the Schulich School of Law. While enrolled in law school, Jordan completed a specialization in Aboriginal and Indigenous law and also competing in the Kawaskimhon Moot in his final year. Jordan is now completing his articles in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia at Hood Fraser d’Entremont.