Paul Lewis Maloney at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 13, 2007–present
Paul Lewis Maloney
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases3 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules3 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
3 casesAI-related ruling · June 18, 2026
Jonathan David Deak v. Mike Schuitema, et al.
AI-related ruling · January 7, 2026
Kamps v. British Crown Corporation, et al.
- Court response
- Case dismissed as frivolous.
AI-related ruling · November 6, 2025
David Angel Sifuentes, III v. Christian Brothers Automotive
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, 1996-2007
- Judge, Michigan District Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1995-1996
- Special assistant to the director, Michigan Department of Corrections, 1993-1995
- Deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1993
- Prosecutor, Berrien County, MI, 1981-1989
- Assistant prosecutor, Berrien County, MI, 1975-1981
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Michigan, 2007-present
Education
- Lehigh University · B.A., 1972
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law · J.D., 1975
Personal record
Born 1949 · Cleveland, OH
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
. Courtroom Technology 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 projections of evidence throughout the courtroom on monitors and/or large projections screens.Judge Paul L. Maloney | 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/1392601CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2023/paul-lewis-maloney/Judge Paul L. Maloney | Western District of Michigan | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.miwd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-paul-l-maloneyFederal 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-courtsFederal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Identity source · TEXT · checked September 8, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/judges.csv