Janet Neff

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Janet Neff

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (senior status)
Tenure

2021 - Present

Years in position

4

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Education

Bachelor's

University of Pittsburgh, 1967

Law

Wayne State University Law School, 1970

Personal
Birthplace
Wilkinsburg, Pa.

Janet T. Neff is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. She joined the court in 2007 after a nomination from President George W. Bush.

Neff assumed senior status on March 1, 2021.[1]

Early life and education

A native of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, Neff graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with her bachelor's degree in 1967 and from Wayne State University Law School with her J.D. in 1970.[2]

Professional career

Judicial career

Western District of Michigan

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Janet T. Neff
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Progress
Confirmed 376 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: June 28, 2006
ApprovedAABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: September 19, 2006
May 10, 2007
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: May 24, 2007 September 29, 2006
ApprovedAConfirmed: July 9, 2007
ApprovedAVote: 83-4
DefeatedAReturned: December 9, 2006


Neff was first nominated by President George W. Bush on June 28, 2006, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan vacated by David McKeague. Hearings on Neff's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 19, 2006, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) on September 29, 2006. Under provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph six of the standing rules of the Senate, Neff's nomination was returned to the president on December 9, 2006. President Bush resubmitted the nomination on March 19, 2007. Hearings on Neff's nomination were again held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 10, 2007, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on May 24, 2007. Neff was confirmed on a recorded 83-4 vote of the U.S. Senate on July 9, 2007, and she received her commission on August 6, 2007.[2][3][4][5]

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ USCourts.gov, "Future Judicial Vacancies," accessed February 2, 2021
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Janet T. Neff," accessed May 17, 2017
  3. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1754 — Janet T. Neff — The Judiciary," accessed May 18, 2017
  4. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 347 — Janet T. Neff — The Judiciary," accessed May 18, 2017
  5. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 109th Congress," accessed May 18, 2017
Political offices
Preceded by:
David McKeague 		Western District of Michigan
2007–2021 		Succeeded by:
Jane Beckering



Michigan courts

Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan

State courts:

Michigan Supreme Court • Michigan Court of Appeals • Michigan Circuit Court • Michigan Court of Claims • Michigan District Courts • Michigan Municipal Courts • Michigan Probate Courts

State resources:

Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan

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