Brendan Abell Hurson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- Jurisdiction
- Maryland · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 6, 2023–present
Brendan Abell Hurson
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases3 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
3 casesAI-related ruling · July 17, 2026
Abybatou Mbow v. Officer Michael Mackert et al. (2)
- Court response
- Admonishment
AI-related ruling · January 28, 2026
Abybatou Mbow v. Officer Michael Mackert et al. (1)
- Court response
- Order to Show Cause
AI-related ruling · November 17, 2025
Neal v. Frayer
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: 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
- Professional Career: Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 2006-2007
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Margaret B. Seymour, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 2005-2006
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, 2011-2016
- Professional Career: Assistant federal public defender, U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017-2018
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law) · J.D., 2005
- Providence College · B.A., 2000
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761061Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts