--- title: "Ursula Mancusi Ungaro | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ursula-mancusi-ungaro-3289" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Ursula Mancusi Ungaro U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · U.S. District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida - State: Florida - Role: U.S. District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, S.D. Florida, 1992-present - Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1987-1992 - judge on Florida’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit On November 26, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated her to the federal bench; she was confirmed by the Senate on October 8, 1992 and took office the next day (1987–1992) - Retired American judge who served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida for nearly three decades ### Education - University of Florida College of Law — J.D. (1975) - University of Miami — B.A. (1973) - Fredric G. Levin College of Law ### Additional information - In 2022, The Daily Business Review honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award - She assumed senior status on May 2, 2021 and retired fully on May 31, 2021, joining the Boies Schiller Flexner law firm - Private practice, Miami, FL, 1976-1987 - Began her legal career in private practice in Miami from 1976 to 1987, working at several prominent firms - Born January 29, 1951, in Miami Beach, Florida. - Date of birth: 1951-01-01 - She presided over a wide range of civil and criminal cases, including securities, antitrust, intellectual property, mass torts, admiralty, employment, and civil rights matters - Birth place: Miami Beach, FL ## 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/3289/ursula-mancusi-ungaro/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3289/ursula-mancusi-ungaro/) - [U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3289/ursula-mancusi-ungaro/) - [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/3289/ursula-mancusi-ungaro/) - [Ursula Mancusi Ungaro (S.D. Florida) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3289/ursula-mancusi-ungaro) - [Wikidata: Ursula Mancusi Ungaro](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6621251) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ursula-mancusi-ungaro-3289", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ursula-mancusi-ungaro-3289", "name": "Ursula Mancusi Ungaro | KnowJudges", "description": "Ursula Mancusi Ungaro, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. 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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.