Henry J Ricardo at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Henry J Ricardo
U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · U.S. Magistrate Judge · Active · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
- Source authority
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Biography
Professional career
Education
Additional information
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (8 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Communications with chambers
A. By a Pro Se Party. A pro se party must not send any document or filing directly to Chambers. A pro se party should deliver all filings and communications with the Court to the Pro Se Intake Unit located at 500 Pearl Street, Room 200, New York, NY 10007 by mail, in- person, or drop box (if outside of normal business hours). A pro se party may also deliver filings and communications in PDF format by email to ProSe@nysd.uscourts.gov. Submissions requiring immediate attention should be hand-delivered to the Pro Se Intake Unit. Unless the Court orders otherwise, all communications with the Court will be docketed upon receipt; such docketing shall constitute service on any user of the ECF system. If any other party is not a user of the ECF system (e.g., if there is another pro se party in the case), a pro se party must send copies of any filing to the party and include proof of service affirming that he or she has done so. Copies of correspondence between opposing parties shall not be sent to the Court.
Source page 1Communications with chambers
B. By Parties Represented by Counsel. Except as otherwise provided below, communications with the Court by a represented party shall be governed by Judge Ricardo’s Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases.
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
B. Papers Filed by Pro Se Parties. A pro se party must send all papers to be filed with the Court to the Pro Se Intake Unit conference in conformance with the procedures in Section I.A above.
Source page 1Motion practice
C. ECF Filing by Pro Se Parties. Any nonincarcerated pro se party who wishes to participate in electronic case filing (“ECF”) must file a “Motion for Permission for Electronic Case Filing (for pro se cases)”, available in the Pro Se Intake Unit or at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms/motion-permission-electronic-case- filing-pro-se-cases.
Source page 2Filing and working copies
E. Service on Pro Se Parties. Except for cases in which the pro se party has received permission to participate in electronic case filing or has consented to electronic service, counsel in cases involving pro se parties must serve the pro se parties with paper copies of any document that is filed electronically or otherwise submitted to the Court and must include a separate proof of service. Submissions without such proof of service will not be considered.
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
III. Pretrial Procedures. Each party must submit a Case Report and Proposed Case Management Plan for Pro Se Cases by no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled conference in conformance with the procedures in Section I above. The parties shall use the Template for Case Report and Proposed Case Management Plan template for Pro Se Cases available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-henry-j-ricardo.
Source page 2Artificial intelligence
V. Artificial Intelligence. If any pro se litigant uses an artificial intelligence tool in preparing any filing, the filing must include a signed certification (i) explaining how the tool was used, (ii) stating whether the litigant personally reviewed the filing for accuracy of cited legal authorities and factual assertions, and (iii) if so, 2
Source page 2Artificial intelligence
describing in detail the steps taken to verify the accuracy of all legal authorities and factual assertions generated by the tool. Pro se litigants remain individually responsible for verifying the accuracy of any output produced by an artificial intelligence tool, and a litigant’s failure to review an artificial intelligence-generated filing for accuracy, or to provide the required certification, violates this Rule. The Court may strike any filing that fails to comply with this Rule.
Source page 3Shared court rules
SDNY and EDNY — Joint Local Civil and Criminal Rules
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Federal district-court proceedings only. Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked July 29, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 29, 2026.
U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster
Identity source · HTML · Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts · Source checked July 29, 2026
View U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster ↗Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗