--- title: "Jesse Matthew Furman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jesse-matthew-furman" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Jesse Matthew Furman 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: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, S.D. New York, 2012-present - Active judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate on February 17, 2012 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2009-2012 - Counselor to the Attorney General of the United States, 2007-2009 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2004-2007 - Law clerk, Hon. David H. Souter, Supreme Court of the United States, 2002-2003 - Law clerk to Associate Justice David H. Souter (U.S. Supreme Court), 2002–2003 - Law clerk, Hon. Jose A. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1999-2000 - Law clerk, Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1998-1999 - District judge in the Southern District of New York, hearing both civil and criminal cases ### Education - Yale University — J.D. (1998) - Yale Law School in — J.D. (1998) - Harvard University — B.A. (1994) - Harvard College ### Additional information - deputy chief appellate attorney, 2009-2012 - On June 7, 2011, President Obama nominated Furman to replace Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who had assumed senior status. - Private practice, New Haven, CT, 2003-2004 - Private practice, New Haven, CT, 2000-2002 - Born 1972 in New York City. - Date of birth: 1972-01-01 - Furman is the son of psychologist Gail Furman and real estate developer Jay Furman. - Birth place: New York, NY ## 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 ### electronic devices Scope: judge specific Electronic devices may not be used in Judge Furman's courtroom without permission. Evidence excerpt: Electronic devices (including mobile telephones, personal electronic devices, and computers) may not be used in Judge Furman's Courtroom without his permission. [Judge Furman's Civil Individual Practices](https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/practice_documents/JMF%20Furman%20Civil%20Individual%20Practices%204.7.26.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### 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/1393896) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393896) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393896) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1136/jesse-matthew-furman/) - [Judge Furman's Civil Individual Practices](https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/practice_documents/JMF%20Furman%20Civil%20Individual%20Practices%204.7.26.pdf) - [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/1136/jesse-matthew-furman/) - [Wikidata: Jesse M. Furman](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6186617) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jesse-matthew-furman", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jesse-matthew-furman", "name": "Jesse Matthew Furman | KnowJudges", "description": "Jesse Matthew Furman, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. 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Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules. [Official source](https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2026-01-02%20-%20EDNY%20and%20SDNY%20Joint%20Local%20Rules%20As%20Amended.pdf). 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.