Custom OrderBy on a List

Question

I\'m trying to figure out the best way to custom sort a List. Lets say that T is a Object with a date(DateTime?) property and a status(string) property.

I have 3 cases.

Answer 1

query = query.OrderBy(x =>
  x.Status == "Urgent" ? 1:
  x.Status == "Normal" ? 2:
  3)
  .ThenBy(x => 
  x.Status == "Urgent" ? null:
  x.Status == "Normal" ? x.Date:
  null);

Random musing: Does Ordering belong to the query, or to the class?