Who appointed Janet T. Neff?

President George W. Bush appointed Janet T. Neff to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in 2007.

Was Janet T. Neff appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Janet T. Neff was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Janet T. Neff's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Janet T. Neff 83–4 on July 9, 2007.

Western District of Michigan / Appointed 2007 / Senior status since 2021

Janet T. Neff

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by the Senate 83–4, Janet T. Neff is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. She earned a law degree from Wayne State University Law School in 1970. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1945 · age 81
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2007
Confirmed: 83–4
Education: University of Pittsburgh 1967 · Wayne State Law School 1970
Succeeded: David William McKeague
Succeeded by: Jane Marie Beckering

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2007	Western District of Michigan succeeded David William McKeague	G.W. Bush (R)	83–4

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 83–4 on July 9, 2007 · 110th Congress, Roll Call 240. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 83

44 D, 37 R, 2 I

Voted against · 4

4 R

Did not vote · 13

5 D, 8 R

Education

University of Pittsburgh	B.A.	1967
Wayne State University Law School	J.D.	1970

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Neff was assigned 3,020 district-court cases (1989–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 161 days across 3,010 closed cases.

Other federal statutes19%

Civil rights16%

Prisoner & habeas14%

Contract11%

Other civil matters11%

Labor & ERISA9%

Other20%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 656 of Neff’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 573 were affirmed, 42 reversed or vacated, and 41 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

In our data, Neff authored 16 published opinions for the court (2007–2010). Most cited: El Camino Resources, Ltd. v. Huntington National Bank (38 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2010	El Camino Resources, Ltd. v. Huntington National Bank	722 F. Supp. 2d 875	38
2010	Green v. Tudor	685 F. Supp. 2d 678	15
2010	United States v. Gillam	753 F. Supp. 2d 683	13
2009	Shafer Redi-Mix, Inc. v. Craft	414 B.R. 165	13
2007	QSI Holdings, Inc. v. Alford	382 B.R. 731	11
2008	Hauf v. Life Extension Foundation	547 F. Supp. 2d 771	10
2009	Kufner v. Jefferson Pilot Financial Insurance	595 F. Supp. 2d 785	9
2010	Little River Band v. National Labor Relations Board	747 F. Supp. 2d 872	5
2010	United States v. Quality Stores, Inc. (In Re Quality Stores, Inc.)	424 B.R. 237	1
2009	Hauf v. LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION	640 F. Supp. 2d 901	1
2009	Robinson v. Lafler	643 F. Supp. 2d 934	1
2009	Delta Turner, Ltd. v. Grand Rapids—Kent County Convention/Arena Authority	600 F. Supp. 2d 920	1
2008	Little MacK Entertainment II, Inc. v. Township of Marengo	625 F. Supp. 2d 570	1
2010	Thomas A. Hails Co. v. Olson (In Re Northern Michigan Fruit Co.)	433 B.R. 671	0
2010	Glazebrook v. Emery	428 B.R. 709	0

Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Janet T. Neff?: President George W. Bush appointed Janet T. Neff to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in 2007.
Was Janet T. Neff appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Janet T. Neff was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Janet T. Neff's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Janet T. Neff 83–4 on July 9, 2007.
Which court is Janet T. Neff on?: Janet T. Neff is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Sources

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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).