David N. Hurd
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1999 and confirmed by voice vote, David N. Hurd is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1963. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1937 · age 89
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1999
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cornell 1959 · Syracuse College of Law 1963
- Succeeded
- Con. G. Cholakis
- Succeeded by
- Anthony Joseph Brindisi
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Northern District of New York succeeded Con. G. Cholakis | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Cornell University | B.S. | 1959 |
| Syracuse University College of Law | J.D. | 1963 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hurd was assigned 5,717 district-court cases (1978–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 299 days across 5,511 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 406 of Hurd’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 301 were affirmed, 61 reversed or vacated, and 44 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Hurd authored 415 published opinions for the court (1992–2011). Most cited: Martone v. Apfel (309 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Martone v. Apfel | 70 F. Supp. 2d 145 | 309 |
| 2010 | Tafari v. McCarthy | 714 F. Supp. 2d 317 | 85 |
| 1994 | Lappe v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. | 857 F. Supp. 222 | 77 |
| 2002 | New York State Teamsters Council Health & Hospital Fund v. Centrus Pharmacy Solutions | 235 F. Supp. 2d 123 | 43 |
| 1999 | Baker v. Willett | 42 F. Supp. 2d 192 | 39 |
| 2004 | Donhauser v. Goord | 314 F. Supp. 2d 119 | 38 |
| 2008 | Harnett v. Barr | 538 F. Supp. 2d 511 | 37 |
| 2002 | Bennett v. Progressive Corp. | 225 F. Supp. 2d 190 | 36 |
| 2011 | Parent v. New York | 786 F. Supp. 2d 516 | 31 |
| 2006 | Sykes Ex Rel. Estate of Purnell v. McPhillips | 412 F. Supp. 2d 197 | 30 |
| 1994 | Mendoza v. City of Rome | 872 F. Supp. 1110 | 26 |
| 2010 | Sharpe v. Utica Mutual Insurance | 756 F. Supp. 2d 230 | 25 |
| 2005 | United States v. Moran | 349 F. Supp. 2d 425 | 25 |
| 2001 | Oneida Indian Nation of NY v. City of Sherrill, NY | 145 F. Supp. 2d 226 | 25 |
| 2003 | Prestopnik v. Whelan | 253 F. Supp. 2d 369 | 22 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 415 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed David N. Hurd?
- President William J. Clinton appointed David N. Hurd to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1999.
- Was David N. Hurd appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David N. Hurd was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was David N. Hurd's confirmation vote?
- David N. Hurd was confirmed by voice vote on September 13, 1999. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is David N. Hurd on?
- David N. Hurd is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).