Brendan Abell Hurson (born 1977) is an American lawyer from Maryland who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2022 to 2023.

- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland2007–2017, 2018–2022
- ↳assistant federal public defender · 2007–2014, 2018
- ↳senior litigation counsel · 2015–2017, 2019–2022
Assistant federal public defender · 2017–2018- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawAdjunct professor · 2011–2016
- Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland2006–2007
Law clerk , Hon. Margaret B. Seymour · 2005–2006
Appointments
2023–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law)J.D. · 2005
- Providence CollegeB.A. · 2000