Denis Reagan Hurley
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Denis Reagan Hurley | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| Assumed office December 18, 2004 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office November 5, 1991 – December 18, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by | Joseph F. Bianco |
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| Born | Denis Reagan Hurley 1937 (age 86–87) Baldwin, New York |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) Columbia University (MBA) Fordham University School of Law (JD) |
Denis Reagan Hurley (born 1937) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Education and career
Born in
Baldwin, New York,[1] Hurley received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1959. Thereafter, he briefly attended Harvard Law School, dropping out because he found the subject uninteresting.[2] He then received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University in 1962, and while working at the First National City Bank of New York was ordered to pursue a Juris Doctor, which he received from the Fordham University School of Law in 1966.[2]
He was a court bailiff for Judge
New York State Supreme Court from 1987 to 1988.[1] While serving in the family court, he oversaw a case regarding an adopted child with Down's Syndrome that prompted changes to state law.[2]
Federal judicial service
On June 27, 1991, Hurley was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1991, and received commission on November 5, 1991. He assumed senior status on December 18, 2004.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Hurley, Denis Reagan - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ a b c "He's One to Judge: Hurley takes seat on federal bench", Newsday (Suffolk Edition) (December 20, 1991), p. 37.
Sources
- Denis Reagan Hurley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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