Denis Reagan Hurley
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Denis Reagan Hurley is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1966. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1937 · age 89
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School 1959 · Fordham Law 1966
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Frank Bianco
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Eastern District of New York | G.H.W. Bush (R) | 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
| University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School | B.S. | 1959 |
| Columbia University | M.B.A. | 1962 |
| Fordham University School of Law | J.D. | 1966 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hurley was assigned 6,737 district-court cases (1981–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 370 days across 6,734 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 98 of Hurley’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 81 were affirmed, 10 reversed or vacated, and 7 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, Hurley authored 191 published opinions for the court (1992–2011). Most cited: Aaron v. Mattikow (244 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Aaron v. Mattikow | 146 F. Supp. 2d 263 | 244 |
| 2010 | Summa v. Hofstra University | 715 F. Supp. 2d 378 | 61 |
| 2010 | Russell v. County of Nassau | 696 F. Supp. 2d 213 | 42 |
| 2009 | Maher v. ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. | 650 F. Supp. 2d 249 | 36 |
| 2006 | Johnson v. County of Nassau | 411 F. Supp. 2d 171 | 36 |
| 2010 | Hyek v. Field Support Services, Inc. | 702 F. Supp. 2d 84 | 33 |
| 2006 | Mac Pherson v. State Street Bank and Trust Co. | 452 F. Supp. 2d 133 | 33 |
| 2005 | Drummond v. IPC International, Inc. | 400 F. Supp. 2d 521 | 32 |
| 2005 | Tesoriero v. Syosset Central School District | 382 F. Supp. 2d 387 | 32 |
| 2005 | Carione v. United States | 368 F. Supp. 2d 186 | 32 |
| 2004 | Brewster v. Nassau County | 349 F. Supp. 2d 540 | 31 |
| 2007 | Johnson v. County of Nassau | 480 F. Supp. 2d 581 | 28 |
| 2006 | United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. Meltzer | 440 F. Supp. 2d 179 | 28 |
| 2005 | Brierly v. Deer Park Union Free School District | 359 F. Supp. 2d 275 | 27 |
| 1994 | International Paving Systems, Inc. v. Van-Tulco, Inc. | 866 F. Supp. 682 | 27 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 191 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 Denis Reagan Hurley?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Denis Reagan Hurley to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1991.
- Was Denis Reagan Hurley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Denis Reagan Hurley was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Denis Reagan Hurley's confirmation vote?
- Denis Reagan Hurley was confirmed by voice vote on October 31, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Denis Reagan Hurley on?
- Denis Reagan Hurley is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern 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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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).