Philip R. Lammens at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Jurisdiction
- Florida · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Philip R. Lammens
U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Available research
AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · January 20, 2026
Peter J. Allsot v. Naseem Latif
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant General Counsel, City of Jacksonville, 2006–2008
- Intern, Florida Institutional Legal Services, Inc., 2000–2000
- Summer Associate, Holland & Knight, 2001–2001
- Trial Attorney, U.S. Dept of Justice - Civil Division - Torts Branch - Constitutional and Specialized Tort Litigation Section, 2005–2006
- Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2004–2005 (to Joel F. Dubina)
- Intern, City of Gainesville - City Attorney's Office, 2001–2002
- Intern, Alachua County, Florida Dept. of Growth Management, 1999–1999
- Law Clerk, U.S. District Court - Middle District of Florida, 2002–2004 (to William Terrell Hodges)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office - Middle District of Florida, 2008–2012
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, M.D. Florida, 2012-present
Education
- Fredric G. Levin College of Law
- University of Florida
Personal record
Born 1977 · Queens
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
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 ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
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 ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 29, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=125CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9150/philip-r-lammens/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts