--- title: "Henry Michael Herlong Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-michael-herlong-jr" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Henry Michael Herlong Jr. U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina · U.S. District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina - State: South Carolina - Role: U.S. District Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, having assumed senior status on June 1, 2009 - Judge, District Court, D. South Carolina, 1991-2009 - Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1991–2009 — nominated by President George H.W. Bush on April 9, 1991, confirmed by unanimous consent of the Senate on May 9, 1991, and commissioned May 14, 1991 - Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 1972-1976, 1983-1986 ### Education - University of South Carolina School of Law in — J.D. (1970) - Herlong obtained a B.A. from Clemson University in 1967 ### Additional information - U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1986-1991 - Civil Division, 1983-1986 - Private practice, Edgefield, SC, 1976-1983 - Private practice, Edgefield, South Carolina, 1976-1983 - Criminal Division, 1972-1976 - Served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1967 to 1973, achieving the rank of Reserve Captain - Strom Thurmond, SC, 1970-1972 - Born June 1, 1944, Washington, D.C.. - Date of birth: 1944-01-01 - Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. - Birth place: Washington, DC ## 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/1382086) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382086) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382086) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1436/henry-michael-herlong-jr/) - [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/1436/henry-michael-herlong-jr/) - [Judge Henry Michael Herlong Jr.](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382086) - [Wikidata: Henry Michael Herlong, Jr.](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5725850) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-michael-herlong-jr", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-michael-herlong-jr", "name": "Henry Michael Herlong Jr. | KnowJudges", "description": "Henry Michael Herlong Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. 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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.