Jesse Matthew Furman at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- February 17, 2012–present
Jesse Matthew Furman
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases4 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules3 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
4 casesAI-related ruling · December 17, 2025
Burlingame v. Argo Private Client Group, Ltd. et al.
AI-related ruling · December 16, 2025
McMillian v. Zimmer US, Inc
- Court response
- Adverse Costs Order
AI-related ruling · August 1, 2025
Advani v. Appellate Term
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · March 20, 2024
Michael Cohen Matter
- Court response
- No Sanction on Cohen (Lawyer expected to verify); Underlying motion denied
Biography
Professional career
- deputy chief appellate attorney, 2009-2012
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2009-2012
- Counselor to the Attorney General of the United States, 2007-2009
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2004-2007
- Private practice, New Haven, CT, 2003-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. David H. Souter, Supreme Court of the United States, 2002-2003
- Private practice, New Haven, CT, 2000-2002
- Law clerk, Hon. Jose A. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1999-2000
- Law clerk, Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1998-1999
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. New York, 2012-present
Education
- Harvard University · B.A., 1994
- Yale University · J.D., 1998
Personal record
Born 1972 · New York, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Electronic Devices
Electronic devices may not be used in Judge Furman's courtroom without permission.
Electronic devices (including mobile telephones, personal electronic devices, and computers) may not be used in Judge Furman's Courtroom without his permission.Judge Furman's Civil Individual Practices ↗
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/1393896CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1136/jesse-matthew-furman/Judge Furman's Civil Individual Practices
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/practice_documents/JMF%20Furman%20Civil%20Individual%20Practices%204.7.26.pdfFederal 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