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Brendan Abell Hurson
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Brendan Abell Hurson serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Oct 4, 2023 by a 53–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Oct 4, 2023
- Senate vote
- 53–44
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1977
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MarylandJoseph R. Biden · Oct 4, 2023
Education
- Providence CollegeB.A., 2000
- University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law)J.D., 2005
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Margaret B. Seymour, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 2005-2006; Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 2006-2007; Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland, 2007-2017, 2018-2022; assistant federal public defender, 2007-2014, 2018; senior litigation counsel, 2015-2017, 2019-2022; Adjunct professor, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, 2011-2016; Assistant federal public defender, U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017-2018
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