Ursula Ungaro
Ursula Mancusi Ungaro was a federal Judge with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush (R). Prior to her appointment, Ungaro was a private practice attorney in Florida.[1]
Ungaro assumed senior status on May 2, 2021. She then retired fully from the court on May 31, 2021.[2]
Early life and education
Born in Miami Beach, Florida, Ungaro graduated from the University of Miami-Florida with her bachelor's degree in 1973 and later received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida College of Law in 1975.[1]
Professional career
Ungaro was a private practice attorney in Florida from 1976 to 1987 before being appointed to serve as Circuit Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida from 1987 to 1992.[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Florida
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Connie Mack III, Ungaro was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President George Bush (R) on November 26, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089, which was approved by Congress. Ungaro was confirmed by the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on October 8, 1992, and received commission on October 9, 1992.[3]
Ungaro assumed senior status on May 2, 2021. She retired fully from the court on May 31, 2021.[2]
Noteworthy cases
Drug testing for state employees unconstitutional (2012)
- See also: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (AFSCME v. Rick Scott, 11-21976)
- See also: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (AFSCME v. Rick Scott, 11-21976)
In April 2012, Judge Ungaro found that Governor Rick Scott's policy mandating the random drug testing of state employees was unconstitutional. The judge ruled that the policy violated constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure. In addition, Judge Ungaro found that the testing was unnecessary, since there is not a widespread problem amongst the 80,000 state employees randomly subjected to tests.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Ungaro, Ursula," accessed May 2, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 USCourts.gov, "Future Judicial Vacancies," accessed February 10, 2021
- ↑ The Library of Congress, Ursula Ungaro USDC, SDFL confirmation: PN803-102
- ↑ The New York Times, "State Worker Drug Tests Struck Down in Florida," April 26, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of Florida 1992–2021 Seat #16 |
Succeeded by: TBD
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
