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| office = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan]] |
| office = [[Senior status|Senior Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan]] |
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| birth_name = Janet Theresa Nebiolo |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|4|8}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tMjUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT183|title=A Lincoln Legacy: The History of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan|first1=David Gardner|last1=Chardavoyne|first2=Hugh W. Jr.|last2=Brenneman|date=October 6, 2020|publisher=Wayne State University Press|isbn=9780814348055 |via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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'''Janet |
'''Janet Theresa Neff''' (born April 8, 1945) is a [[Senior status|senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Neff was born in [[Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania]]. She graduated from [[University of Pittsburgh]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1967 and later from [[Wayne State University Law School]] with a [[Juris Doctor]] in 1970.<ref name="fjc" /> |
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==Career== |
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Following law school graduation, Neff was an assistant city attorney for the city of [[Grand Rapids, |
Following law school graduation, Neff was an assistant city attorney for the city of [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], from 1971 to 1973. She was in private practice in Michigan from 1973 to 1978 and from 1980 to 1988. She was a Commissioner, [[Michigan Supreme Court]] from 1978 to 1980. She became an [[assistant United States attorney]] of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan in 1980. She was a judge on the [[Michigan Court of Appeals]] from 1989 to 2007.<ref name="fjc" /> |
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==Federal judicial |
===Federal judicial service=== |
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Neff was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan by President [[George W. Bush]] on March 19, 2007 to a seat vacated [[David McKeague]].<ref name="fjc">{{ |
Neff was nominated to the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan]] by President [[George W. Bush]] on March 19, 2007, to a seat vacated by Judge [[David McKeague]].<ref name="fjc">{{FJC Bio|nid=1392606|inline=yes}}</ref> Despite the blocking of her confirmation vote by U.S. Senator [[Sam Brownback]] from Kansas because she had attended a same-sex commitment ceremony,<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-judge/senate-rejects-brownbacks-concerns-about-judge-idUSN0931175220070709 Senate rejects Brownback's concerns about judge], ''[[Reuters]]'', July 9, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2017.</ref> Neff was confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on July 9, 2007, by an 83–4 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1101/vote_110_1_00240.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Janet T. Neff, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge)}}</ref> She received her commission on August 6, 2007.<ref name="fjc"/> She assumed [[senior status]] on March 1, 2021.<ref name="fjc"/> |
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==Notable cases== |
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Neff generated controversy over her stance over a federal gun control issue caused by [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]] Sheriff Larry Stelma over his comments that he "will not abide by or enforce federal law which he determines to be unconstitutional".<ref name="Loman 2013">{{cite web|last=Loman|first=Amanda|title=Letters to the editor: U.S. District Judge Neff questions sheriff's stand on federal gun proposals|website=MLive.com|date=2013-02-01|url=http://www.mlive.com/opinion/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/01/letters_to_the_editor_us_distr.html|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> |
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In 2015, Neff dismissed a lawsuit against [[Eaton County, Michigan]]. The lawsuit was brought by the family of two murder victims, Michael and Terri Greene, who were murdered during a home invasion by an Eaton County jail inmate, Christopher Perrien, who was released by the jail each day to go to a work release job at a company that did not exist. The county failed to verify that the company was real before releasing Perrien on work release status.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Palmer|first=Ken|title=Judge tosses family's suit against Eaton Co., MDOC|website=Lansing State Journal|date=March 31, 2015|url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/03/31/judge-tosses-familys-suit-eaton-co-mdoc/70744044/|access-date=January 28, 2023}}</ref> |
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In 2017, Neff sentenced serial sexual predator and former United States Gymnastics doctor [[Larry Nassar]] to 60 years in federal prison.<ref name="ESPN 2017">{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Dan|title=Larry Nassar receives maximum 60-year sentence from federal judge|website=ABC News|date=December 7, 2017|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/larry-nassar-receives-maximum-60-year-sentence-federal/story?id=51650291|access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref> |
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In September 2019, Neff sentenced child sex trafficker Ricardo Urbina to 40 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Muskegon Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced To 40 Years In Federal Prison|url= |
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2019_0923_Urbina|date=September 23, 2019|access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> |
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On June 29, 2020, Neff ruled that Michigan's independent re-districting commission is constitutional, in a blow to the state GOP.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beggin|first=Riley|title=Federal judge dismisses GOP case against Michigan redistricting commission|website=Bridge MI|date=July 6, 2020|url=https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/federal-judge-dismisses-gop-case-against-michigan-redistricting-commission|access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> |
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On December 2, 2020, Neff declined to sanction the [[Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign|Trump campaign]] over an alleged disinformation tactic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wolfe|first=Jan|title=U.S. Judge Declines to Sanction Trump Campaign Over Alleged 'Disinformation' Tactic|website=US News|date=December 2, 2020|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2020-12-02/us-judge-declines-to-sanction-trump-campaign-over-alleged-disinformation-tactic|access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> |
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In January 2021, Neff dismissed a lawsuit brought by 10 former Michigan officials who sought to overturn term limits for state offices.<ref>{{Cite web|last=LeBlanc|first=Beth|title=Federal judge rejects former lawmakers' bid to overturn term limits|website=Detroit News|date=January 22, 2021|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/22/federal-judge-rejects-suit-seeking-overturn-term-limits/6669976002/|access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:21, 29 April 2024
Janet T. Neff | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
| Assumed office March 1, 2021 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
| In office August 6, 2007 – March 1, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | David McKeague |
| Succeeded by | Jane M. Beckering |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janet Theresa Nebiolo April 8, 1945[1] Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Bildung | University of Pittsburgh (BA) Wayne State University (JD) |
Janet Theresa Neff (born April 8, 1945) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Early life and education
[edit]Neff was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. She graduated from University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967 and later from Wayne State University Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1970.[2]
Career
[edit]Following law school graduation, Neff was an assistant city attorney for the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 1971 to 1973. She was in private practice in Michigan from 1973 to 1978 and from 1980 to 1988. She was a Commissioner, Michigan Supreme Court from 1978 to 1980. She became an assistant United States attorney of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan in 1980. She was a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1989 to 2007.[2]
Federal judicial service
[edit]Neff was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan by President George W. Bush on March 19, 2007, to a seat vacated by Judge David McKeague.[2] Despite the blocking of her confirmation vote by U.S. Senator Sam Brownback from Kansas because she had attended a same-sex commitment ceremony,[3] Neff was confirmed by the Senate on July 9, 2007, by an 83–4 vote.[4] She received her commission on August 6, 2007.[2] She assumed senior status on March 1, 2021.[2]
Notable cases
[edit]Neff generated controversy over her stance over a federal gun control issue caused by Kent County Sheriff Larry Stelma over his comments that he "will not abide by or enforce federal law which he determines to be unconstitutional".[5]
In 2015, Neff dismissed a lawsuit against Eaton County, Michigan. The lawsuit was brought by the family of two murder victims, Michael and Terri Greene, who were murdered during a home invasion by an Eaton County jail inmate, Christopher Perrien, who was released by the jail each day to go to a work release job at a company that did not exist. The county failed to verify that the company was real before releasing Perrien on work release status.[6]
In 2017, Neff sentenced serial sexual predator and former United States Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar to 60 years in federal prison.[7]
In September 2019, Neff sentenced child sex trafficker Ricardo Urbina to 40 years in prison.[8]
On June 29, 2020, Neff ruled that Michigan's independent re-districting commission is constitutional, in a blow to the state GOP.[9]
On December 2, 2020, Neff declined to sanction the Trump campaign over an alleged disinformation tactic.[10]
In January 2021, Neff dismissed a lawsuit brought by 10 former Michigan officials who sought to overturn term limits for state offices.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Chardavoyne, David Gardner; Brenneman, Hugh W. Jr. (October 6, 2020). A Lincoln Legacy: The History of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 9780814348055 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e Janet T. Neff at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Senate rejects Brownback's concerns about judge, Reuters, July 9, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Janet T. Neff, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge)".
- ^ Loman, Amanda (2013-02-01). "Letters to the editor: U.S. District Judge Neff questions sheriff's stand on federal gun proposals". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ Palmer, Ken (March 31, 2015). "Judge tosses family's suit against Eaton Co., MDOC". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Dan (December 7, 2017). "Larry Nassar receives maximum 60-year sentence from federal judge". ABC News. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Muskegon Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced To 40 Years In Federal Prison". September 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Beggin, Riley (July 6, 2020). "Federal judge dismisses GOP case against Michigan redistricting commission". Bridge MI. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Wolfe, Jan (December 2, 2020). "U.S. Judge Declines to Sanction Trump Campaign Over Alleged 'Disinformation' Tactic". US News. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ LeBlanc, Beth (January 22, 2021). "Federal judge rejects former lawmakers' bid to overturn term limits". Detroit News. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Janet T. Neff at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- People from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
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