--- title: "George B. Daniels | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-b-daniels" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # George B. Daniels U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, S.D. New York, 2000-present - Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 2000 and assuming senior status on May 1, 2021 - Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1995-2000 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 1993-1995 - Adjunct professor of law, Brooklyn Law School, 1988-1991 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 1989-1990 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1983-1989 - Law clerk, Hon. Rose Bird, Supreme Court of California, 1980-1981 ### Education - University of California, Berkeley School of Law - Suffield Academy ### Additional information - Bar review course instructor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1981-present - Counsel, Mayor David Dinkins, New York City, 1990-1993 - Private practice, 1981-1983 - Trial attorney, Legal Aid Society of New York, 1978-1980 - He previously served on New York’s Criminal Court and the New York State Supreme Court, and holds degrees from Yale University (BA, 1975) and UC Berkeley School of Law (JD, 1978) - Born 1953. - Date of birth: 1953-01-01 - Birth place: Allendale, SC ## 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 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391106) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391106) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391106) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/794/george-b-daniels/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/794/george-b-daniels/) - [Wikidata: George B. Daniels](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5536542) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-b-daniels", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-b-daniels", "name": "George B. Daniels | KnowJudges", "description": "George B. Daniels, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-b-daniels#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-b-daniels#judge", "name": "George B. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.