Ursula Ungaro
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Ursula Ungaro was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1951 · age 75
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Miami 1973 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1975
- Succeeded by
- Melissa Damian
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Southern District of Florida | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Miami | B.A. | 1973 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Ungaro was assigned 11,333 district-court cases (1984–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 129 days across 11,325 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 415 of Ungaro’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 339 were affirmed, 54 reversed or vacated, and 22 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Ungaro authored 92 published opinions for the court (1993–2011). Most cited: Barnes v. Burger King Corp. (71 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Barnes v. Burger King Corp. | 932 F. Supp. 1420 | 71 |
| 1997 | Office of Thrift Supervision v. Paul | 985 F. Supp. 1465 | 31 |
| 2011 | United States v. Gomez | 807 F. Supp. 2d 1134 | 28 |
| 2009 | Fojtasek v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. | 613 F. Supp. 2d 1351 | 23 |
| 2010 | Gutman v. Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc. | 707 F. Supp. 2d 1327 | 18 |
| 2009 | Eberli v. Cirrus Design Corp. | 615 F. Supp. 2d 1357 | 18 |
| 1993 | Kuchinskas v. Broward County | 840 F. Supp. 1548 | 16 |
| 1996 | Blount v. Sterling Healthcare Group, Inc. | 934 F. Supp. 1365 | 15 |
| 2007 | Rosario v. Miami-Dade County | 490 F. Supp. 2d 1213 | 14 |
| 2005 | TIG Insurance v. Smart School | 401 F. Supp. 2d 1334 | 14 |
| 2001 | Richio v. Miami-Dade County | 163 F. Supp. 2d 1352 | 14 |
| 1995 | Garan Inc. v. M/V AIVIK | 907 F. Supp. 397 | 14 |
| 1994 | Albert v. National Cash Register Co. | 874 F. Supp. 1324 | 14 |
| 2006 | Da Rocha v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | 451 F. Supp. 2d 1318 | 13 |
| 2008 | Hubbard v. BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. | 625 F. Supp. 2d 1267 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 92 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Ursula Ungaro?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Ursula Ungaro to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1992.
- Was Ursula Ungaro appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Ursula Ungaro was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Ursula Ungaro's confirmation vote?
- Ursula Ungaro was confirmed by voice vote on October 8, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Ursula Ungaro on?
- Ursula Ungaro was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).