William Frederic Jung at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Jurisdiction
- Florida · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 10, 2018–present
William Frederic Jung
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · February 19, 2026
Johnson v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice et al
- Court response
- Brief Struck
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Tampa, FL, 1993-2018
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1990-1993
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1987-1990
- Private practice, Tampa, FL, 1985-1987
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1983-1984
- Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, 1984-1985
- Judge, District Court, M.D. Florida, 2018-present
Education
- Vanderbilt University · B.A., 1980
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · J.D., 1983
- University of Illinois System
- University of Illinois College of Law
Personal record
Born 1958 · Fort Belvoir, VA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Assisted-Listening Headsets Headsets that enhance volume . Audio/Visual Players VHS and DVD players . Document Cameras (ELMO) Devices that display on a large screen a hardcopy document placed on the document camera .Courtroom Technology | Middle District of Florida | United States District Court ↗
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 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/5197976CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8586/william-frederic-jung/Courtroom Technology | Middle District of Florida | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyFederal 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