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# Douglas H. Hurd

New Jersey Superior Court, Mercer Vicinage · Civil Presiding Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Mercer Vicinage
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Civil Presiding Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- New Jersey Superior Court judge in Mercer County (Vicinage 7), appointed on May 21, 2009 by Gov
- Deputy Chief Counsel to Acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco (2001–2002). the biographical record - Administrative Law Judge, NJ Office of Administrative Law (2002–2009). - Deputy Chief Counsel to Acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco (2001–2002). the biographical record
- Current Role: Superior Court Judge, Mercer County, Civil Division

### Education

- B.A. – University of Delaware (1991). - J.D. – Widener University Delaware Law School (1994). the biographical record

### Additional information

- Presiding Judge since 2012. the biographical record
- These patterns are based on 20 classified motions across 15 rulings (2012–2025). ezel.ai
- Jon S. Corzine, and later named Presiding Judge of the Civil Division in 2012.
- Appointment: Appointed May 21, 2009 by Governor Jon S. Corzine. the biographical record
- Summary Judgment: Granted 7 of 9; granted in part 1; denied 1. - Motions to Dismiss: Granted 5 of 6; denied 1. - Reconsideration Motions: Granted 1; denied 1.
- New Jersey Supreme Court dismissed a disciplinary complaint
- alleging he allowed his secretary to work remotely contrary to policy.
- The Court found
- no violation
- of the Code of Judicial Conduct.
- Registered Republican. - Married to Jennifer Kusant; one daughter. the biographical record
- Judge Douglas H. Hurd remains an active and influential member of the New Jersey Superior Court judiciary.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### media access and electronic devices

Scope: statewide

New Jersey statewide Supreme Court guidelines govern media access and electronic devices in courtrooms; recording, photography, broadcasting, and transmission require compliance with the published approval process and courtroom restrictions.

Evidence excerpt: Transmission, broadcasting, recording and/or photographing is prohibited at any proceeding closed by court order, statute, or Rule of Court.

[New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [Official roster](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [New Jersey Courts official judicial roster](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [New Jersey Courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9ef48d54ca091cafd206659) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.