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Judge directoryDaniel T. K. Hurley

Senior District judge

Daniel T. K. Hurley

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Florida

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Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
Judge
Service status
Senior
Court level
District
Jurisdiction
Federal
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Background

Biography and career

Born
1943 in Fitchburg, MA
Gender
Male
Race
White
Political affiliation
Democratic (via appointer)

Education

  • George Washington UniversityJ.D., 1968
  • Saint Anselm CollegeBA
  • George Washington UniversityJD

Professional career

  • Law clerk, Hon. John Pratt, U.S. District Court, DC, 1968-1969
  • Law clerk, Hon. Roger Robb, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1969-present
  • Volunteer, Vietnam Moratorium Committee, 1969-present
  • Assistant county solicitor, Palm Beach County, FL, 1970-1972
  • Assistant state attorney, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, FL, 1973-1975
  • Judge, Palm Beach County Florida Court, 1975-1977
  • Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 1977-1979
  • Judge, Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District, 1979-1986
  • Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 1986-1994

Judicial service

  • Judge, 1978-1978
  • Judge, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1979-1986
  • Judge, District Court, S.D. Florida, 1994-2009

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project public biographical data. Demographic and political labels are incomplete, source-attributed, and are not used to infer judicial behavior. “Via appointer” describes CourtListener’s attribution method, not verified personal party membership.

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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

CourtwideExplicit
Post Trial

Allowed with notice

Unless otherwise ordered, Southern District of Florida parties must file electronic versions of documentary exhibits and digital photographs of non-documentary physical exhibits within ten days after a hearing or trial ends.

Page
20
Section
Local Rule 5.4(b)(2), Mandatory Electronic Filing
Effective
December 1, 2025
Last checked
July 26, 2026
Verification
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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, within ten (10) days of the conclusion of a hearing or trial, a party must file and serve in the CM/ECF system (a) an electronic version of each documentary exhibit ... and (b) a digital photograph of each non-documentary physical exhibit...

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Post Trial

Allowed with notice

The Southern District of Florida's local rules require contraband images, audio, and video recordings that are exempt from CM/ECF filing to be physically filed with the Clerk within ten days after the hearing or trial, unless otherwise ordered.

Page
20
Section
Local Rule 5.4(b)(3)(A), Exemptions from Mandatory Electronic Filing
Effective
December 1, 2025
Last checked
July 26, 2026
Verification
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Contraband images, audio recordings, and video recordings, which must be physically filed with the Clerk of the Court within ten (10) days of the conclusion of the hearing or trial, unless otherwise ordered...

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Civil Trial Or Hearing

Leave required

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.

Page
Current official rules page and linked rules compilation
Section
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a); district civil proceedings only
Last checked
July 26, 2026
Verification
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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.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Criminal Proceeding

Restricted

Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.

Page
Official U.S. Courts history and current rule text
Section
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53; criminal proceedings
Last checked
July 26, 2026
Verification
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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.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory. 4 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.