--- title: "Amanda Sansone | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-sansone-florida-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Amanda Sansone U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida - State: Florida - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Florida Attorney General, 2013–2015 - Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2004–2005 (to Charles Wilson) - Law Clerk, U.S. District Court - Middle District of Florida, 2002–2004 (to Susan Bucklew) - She regularly participates in community legal initiatives and supports access to justice for underserved populations ### Education - Amherst College — B.A. (1998) ### Additional information - In January 2026, Judge Sansone received the Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Pro Bono Award from the Florida Bar for outstanding public service and support of pro bono legal services Since January 2024, she has held the role of judicial liaison for pro se law clinic programs in the Middle District of Florida - Magistrate, District Court, M.D. Florida, 2016-present - She received an appointment on June 6, 2016. - Practitioner, Carlton Fields, 2005–2013 - J.D. — Univ. of Florida — 2002 - Summer Associate, Jones Day, 2001–2001 - Summer Associate, Carlton Fields, 2001–2001 - Summer Associate, Carlton Fields, 2000–2000 - Litigation Specialist, 1998–1999, New York, NY - Recognized for treating each person with respect and dignity and for her dedication to public service, compassion, and judicial leadership. - Also active in the Federal Reentry Program, helping ex‐convicts reintegrate into society, and has supervised the district’s staff attorney program for prisoner cases - overseeing operations, training legal aid attorneys, and organizing pro bono recognition events ## 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.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=125) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=125) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=125) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9156/amanda-sansone/) - [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/9156/amanda-sansone/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Amanda Arnold Sansone](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9156/amanda-sansone/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Amanda Arnold Sansone](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-sansone-florida-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-sansone-florida-us-magistrate", "name": "Amanda Sansone | KnowJudges", "description": "Amanda Sansone, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. 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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.