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Kimberly E. Hurt

Counsel of record in 41 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(40 as defense counsel, 1 as trial counsel)
Jan 2021 to Feb 2026

41Cases
40As defense counsel
1As trial counsel
24Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 4.5

40Cases
23Contested
17%Acquitted, contested cases (4 of 23)
65%Partial acquittal, contested cases (15 of 23)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty17 (42%)
  • Not Guilty17 (42%)
  • Mixed Plea2 (5%)
  • Mixed Plea*4 (10%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement18 (45%)
  • No plea agreement17 (42%)
  • Not reported5 (12%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone32 (80%)
  • Enlisted Panel7 (18%)
  • Officer Panel1 (2%)

Contested Panel Cases: 8 of 23

  • Enlisted Panel7 of 23
  • Officer Panel1 of 23

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted21 (52%)
  • Partial Acquittal15 (38%)
  • Acquitted4 (10%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone151122
Enlisted Panel7322
Officer Panel1010

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (34 Convictions)

  • BCD15 of 34
  • DD15 of 34
  • No Punitive Discharge4 of 34

Officers and Warrant Officers (2 Convictions)

  • Dismissal2 of 2

No Punitive Discharge

4 of 34 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement3 of 4
  • No plea agreement0 of 4
  • Not reported1 of 4

Member Retained: 0 of 2 Officer Convictions

  • No dismissal0 of 2
88%Punitive discharge, enlisted (30 of 34)
92%Confinement (33 of 36 convictions)
1.1 yrsMedian confinement
lifeLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault131287
Art. 128 Assault8565
Art. 134 General article8371
Art. 80 Attempts8181
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child6362
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation6533
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances4341
Art. 128b Domestic violence4231
Art. 121 Larceny3221
Art. 131b Obstructing justice3321

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 1

1Cases
1Contested
0%Acquitted, contested cases (0 of 1)
100%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 1)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Not Guilty1 (100%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement0 (0%)
  • No plea agreement1 (100%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone1 (100%)

Contested Panel Cases: 0 of 1

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 1
  • Officer Panel0 of 1

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Partial Acquittal1 (100%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1010

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (1 Conviction)

  • DD1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

0 of 1 Enlisted Conviction

  • No punitive discharge0 of 1
100%Punitive discharge, enlisted (1 of 1)
100%Confinement (1 of 1 convictions)
10.0 yrsMedian confinement
10.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1111
Art. 128 Assault1110

Where

  • Fort Hood 23
  • Fort Riley 5
  • Fort Leonard Wood 3
  • Fort Leavenworth 3
  • Fort Huachuca 3
  • Fort Knox 2
  • Fort Sill 1
  • Fort Carson 1

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Counsel of record means this lawyer is listed as defense counsel or trial counsel in the public record of the case. Most cases list more than one lawyer on each side, and the records do not say who led or who argued, so the numbers describe cases this lawyer was counsel on, not individual wins or losses. Pages cover military counsel only; civilian counsel appear in lists by name. Percentages are shown for every count, however small, so check the number of cases behind each one. The Army records say whether there was a plea agreement, not what it said; Air Force records do not report plea agreements, and many Air Force records from 2016 to 2020 do not list the plea. In the article tables one case counts under each article charged, and Air Force records rarely list the charges in cases that ended in acquittal (those show as Charges not listed in the record). Member Retained means the sentence did not include a punitive discharge; it does not rule out a later administrative separation. Mixed Plea* means the record lists a guilty plea but the case ended in a partial acquittal, so at least one charge was contested (a mixed plea, or a guilty plea to a lesser offense). Contested cases are those with a not guilty or mixed plea, plus any case that ended in an acquittal or partial acquittal even when the record does not list the plea.

Source: public records of trial published by each service under Article 140a, UCMJ, as collected for the Military Trial Results page (data updated October 29, 2026). Counts reflect only the cases in this data and may be incomplete. Names are shown as published in the source records.

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