Brendan Hurson
{{Short description|American judge (born 1977)}}
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| name = Brendan A. Hurson
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| office = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
| term_start = October 6, 2023
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| appointer = Joe Biden
| predecessor = George J. Hazel
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| office1 = Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
| term_start1 = February 7, 2022
| term_end1 = October 6, 2023
| predecessor1 = Deborah Boardman
| successor1 = Charles D. Austin
| pronunciation =
| birth_name = Brendan Abell Hurson
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1977}}
| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
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| education = Providence College (BA)
University of Maryland (JD)
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Brendan Abell Hurson (born 1977){{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Hurson%20SJQ%20Public.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=April 17, 2023}} is an American lawyer from Maryland who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2022 to 2023.
Education
Hurson received a Bachelor of Arts from Providence College, cum laude, in 2000 and a Juris Doctor with honors, from University of Maryland School of Law in 2005.{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Names Thirty-First Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney |date=March 20, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/20/president-biden-names-thirty-first-round-of-judicial-nominees-and-announces-new-nominees-to-serve-as-u-s-attorney/ |access-date=March 20, 2023}} {{PD-notice}} Hurson served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in California and then taught middle school at St. Thomas More School in Washington, D.C.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/biden-nominates-four-new-federal-judges-across-three-states-2023-03-20/|title=Biden nominates four new federal judges across three states|first1=Nate|last1=Raymond|newspaper=Reuters |date=March 20, 2023|via=www.reuters.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/biden-nominates-2-baltimore-men-including-another-former-public-defender-to-maryland-federal-court/ar-AA18ROdP|title=Biden nominates 2 Baltimore men, including another former public defender, to Maryland federal court|website=MSN}}
Career
From 2005 to 2006, Hurson served as a law clerk for Judge Margaret B. Seymour of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.{{cite web | url=https://www.thechesapeaketoday.com/2023/03/21/court-news-biden-appoints-matthew-j-maddox-and-brenda-hurson-as-federal-judges-in-district-of-maryland/ | title=COURT NEWS: Biden appoints Matthew J. Maddox and Brendan Hurson as Federal Judges in District of Maryland | date=March 21, 2023 }} From 2006 to 2007, he was an associate at Schulman, Hershfield, and Gilden, P.A. in Baltimore. He served as an assistant federal public defender and senior litigation counsel in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland from 2007 to 2017 and again from 2018 to 2022. He also served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Virgin Islands from 2017 to 2018. He was appointed as a United States magistrate judge on February 7, 2022.{{Cite press release |title=Appointment of Brendan A. Hurson as United States Magistrate Judge |date=February 7, 2022 |publisher=United States District Court for the District of Maryland |url=https://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/news/appointment-brendan-hurson-united-states-magistrate-judge-2022-02-07t000000 |access-date=March 20, 2023}}
= Notable cases =
In 2014, Hurson represented Master Giddins, who was charged with bank robbery and conspiracy. Giddins was accused of robbing a Baltimore M&T Bank dressed as a woman when he walked into the bank, handed the teller a note saying he had a bomb and demanded money. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/bank-robber-dressed-as-woman-gets-17-years/|title=Bank Robber Dressed As Woman Gets 17 Years|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=January 22, 2015 }}{{Cite web|url=https://vettingroom.org/2023/04/11/judge-brendan-hurson/|title=Judge Brendan Hurson – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland|first=Harsh|last=Voruganti|date=April 11, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-giddins-5|title=United States v. Giddins, 57 F. Supp. 3d 481 | Casetext Search + Citator|website=casetext.com}}
In 2021, Hurson represented Dequan Forde, who was charged with smuggling marijuana into the Virgin Islands. He was arrested after arriving at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on a flight from Miami and an inspection found approximately 20 pounds of marijuana in his luggage. Forde plead guilty under an agreement with prosecutors. He was sentenced to eight months in federal prison.{{Cite web|url=https://vifreepress.com/2019/06/main-offender-dequan-j-j-forde-admits-to-smuggling-20-pounds-of-marijuana-to-st-croix/|title=St. Croix's Dequan Forde Admits To Smuggling 20 Pounds of Marijuana From MIA To STX|first=John|last=McCarthy|date=June 8, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/man-found-with-20-pounds-of-marijuana-at-rohlsen-airport-wants-reduced-sentence/article_3a3cd7ff-5453-5ebf-bffd-fce7e71c3857.html|title=Man found with 20 pounds of marijuana at Rohlsen Airport wants reduced sentence|first=SUZANNE CARLSON Daily News|last=Staff|website=The Virgin Islands Daily News|date=November 16, 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca3/19-3654/19-3654-2022-06-01.html|title=USA v. Dequan Forde, No. 19-3654 (3d Cir. 2022)|website=Justia Law}}
= Federal judicial service =
On March 20, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hurson to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. On March 21, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Hurson to the seat vacated by Judge George J. Hazel, who resigned on February 24, 2023.{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=March 21, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/21/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-101/}} On April 18, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=April 17, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/04/18/2023/nominations}} On May 11, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-05-11%20-%20EBM%20-%20Results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 11, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=May 11, 2023}}{{Cite press release|title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Three Bills to Stop Exploitation of Kids Online, Six District Court Judge Nominations to the Full Senate|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-three-bills-to-stop-exploitation-of-kids-online-six-district-court-judge-nominations-to-the-full-senate|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=May 11, 2023}} On October 4, 2023, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 54–44 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00250.htm|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brendan Abell Hurson to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland)|website=United States Senate|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=October 4, 2023}} Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 53–44 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00251.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Brendan Abell Hurson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland|website=United States Senate|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=October 4, 2023}} He received his judicial commission on October 6, 2023.{{FJC Bio|nid=13761061|inline=yes}} He was sworn in on October 11, 2023.{{Cite web|title=Swearing-In of Brendan A. Hurson as United States District Judge|url=https://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/news/swearing-brendan-hurson-united-states-district-judge-2023-10-11t000000|website=mdd.uscourts.gov|access-date=October 11, 2023}}
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century American lawyers
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Category:People from Washington, D.C.
Category:Providence College alumni
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Joe Biden
Category:United States magistrate judges
Category:University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni
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