--- title: "Jonathan Goodman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-goodman-9170" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jonathan Goodman U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida - State: Florida - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Jonathan Goodman has been a magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida since July 23, 2010 - 2024 – Named Chief United States Magistrate Judge for the district - In December 2024, he was appointed Chief United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida - U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida, appointed in 2010, and most recently held the role of Chief United States Magistrate Judge for the district - Southern District of Florida Court — Appointment as Chief Magistrate Judge - Before his judicial career, Goodman worked as a partner at the Akerman law firm in Miami and also held the role of a newspaper reporter. ### Education - Bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida - University of Miami School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, S.D. Florida, 2010-present - In July 2025, Goodman retired from the bench, marking the end of a 15‐year judicial career. - Magistrate judges are appointed by the district’s judges to renewable eight‐year terms. ## 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 ### media and still photography Scope: statewide Electronic media and still-photography coverage is allowed in Florida public trial and appellate proceedings under Rule 2.450's equipment and conduct standards, always subject to the presiding judge's control of decorum, distractions, and fair administration. Evidence excerpt: Subject at all times to the authority of the presiding judge to: (i) control the conduct of proceedings before the court; (ii) ensure decorum and prevent distractions; and (iii) ensure the fair administration of justice in the pending cause, electronic media and still photography coverage of public judicial proceedings in the appellate and trial courts of this state shall be allowed [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9170/jonathan-goodman/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9170/jonathan-goodman/) - [U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9170/jonathan-goodman/) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9170/jonathan-goodman/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-goodman-9170", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-goodman-9170", "name": "Jonathan Goodman | KnowJudges", "description": "Jonathan Goodman, U.S. District Court for the Southern 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.