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Janet T. Neff

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Senior status since March 1, 2021.

Confirmed 83 to 4Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
George W. Bush
Nominated
March 19, 2007
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
May 10, 2007
Committee action
Reported (favorably), May 24, 2007
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 83 to 4
Confirmed
July 9, 2007
Commissioned
August 6, 2007
Senior status
Since March 1, 2021
American Bar Association rating
Qualified

Born 1945, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Assistant city attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1971-1973
  • Private practice, Michigan, 1973-1978, 1980-1988
  • Commissioner, Michigan Supreme Court, 1978-1980
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Michigan, 1980
  • Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1989-2007

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