Janet T. Neff at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 6, 2007–present
Janet T. Neff
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1989-2007
- Practitioner, 1988-1988
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Michigan, 1980-present
- Private practice, Michigan, 1980-1988
- Commissioner, Michigan Supreme Court, 1978-1980
- Private practice, Michigan, 1973-1978
- Assistant city attorney, Grand Rapids, MI, 1971-1973
Judicial service
- Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1989-2007
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Michigan, 2007-present
Education
- Wayne State University · JD
- University of Pittsburgh
Personal record
Born 1945 · Wilkinsburg, PA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Lansing District Courtroom . The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan has installed electronic evidence presentation equipment in the courtrooms of all Article III Judges. All systems allow for the projection of evidence throughout the courtroom on monitors and/or large projection screens.Lansing District Courtroom | Western District of Michigan | 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/1392606CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2380/janet-t-neff/Lansing District Courtroom | Western District of Michigan | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.miwd.uscourts.gov/lansing-district-courtroomFederal 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