Judith Ellen Levy at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 14, 2014–present
Judith Ellen Levy
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases7 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
7 casesAI-related ruling · July 31, 2026
Natashah Al-Ali v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · July 21, 2026
Evans v. Robertson (4)
- Court response
- Briefs (both sides) struck
AI-related ruling · May 28, 2026
Boyle, et al. v. Steven Kramer
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · March 27, 2026
Pizzimenti v. City of Detroit, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · January 16, 2026
Rev. Heidi Grossman Lepp v. Conrad Mallett, Jr., et al.
- Court response
- Arguments ignored
AI-related ruling · November 20, 2025
Evans, et al. v. Robertson et al. (3)
- Court response
- Multiple filings stricken from the record; Revocation of online upload privileges
AI-related ruling · May 21, 2025
Evans et al v. Robertson et al (1)
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- chief, Civil Rights Unit, 2010-2014
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 2000-2014
- Trial attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Detroit, MI, 1999-2000
- Law clerk, Hon. Bernard A. Friedman, U.S. District Court, District of Michigan, 1996-1999
- Bargaining chairperson, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Ypsilanti, MI, 1987-1993
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Michigan, 2014-present
Education
- University of Michigan
Personal record
Born 1958 · Bloomington, IN
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 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394396CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1923/judith-ellen-levy/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