--- title: "Linda Vivienne Parker | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/linda-vivienne-parker" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Linda Vivienne Parker U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan - State: Michigan - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, E.D. Michigan, 2014-present - United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by the Senate 60–37 - Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 2009-2014 - Executive assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan (1994–2000), director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (2003–2008), and judge on the Michigan Third Judicial Circuit (2009–2014) - She held the role of a law clerk to the District of Columbia Superior Court (1983–1985), worked as a staff attorney at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1985–1989), and practiced law in Detroit (1989–1994) - Law clerk, Hon. William S. Thompson, Carlisle Pratt, and Theodore Block, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1983-1985 ### Education ### Additional information - In July 2021, she ordered attorneys who argued Trump’s case to appear before her, and in August 2021 ruled the lawsuit was filed “in bad faith and for an improper purpose,” imposing sanctions and referring counsel to state bar disciplinary bodies - Parker has been involved in high-profile cases, including the 2020 U.S. presidential election “Kraken” lawsuits. - Recognized for her active role in both civil and criminal matters, and for her firm stance on election integrity in the 2020 litigation - In December 2020, she dismissed a suit challenging Michigan’s 2020 election results, calling it “full of theories, conjecture and speculation” and stating “the people of Michigan have spoken”. - On July 25, 2013, President Obama nominated Parker to replace Robert Hardy Cleland, who had assumed senior status. - Director of development, Detroit Institute of Arts, 2000-2003 - Private practice, Detroit, MI, 1989-1994 - Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1958, Parker obtained a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1980 and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1983. - Date of birth: 1958-01-01 - Birth place: Detroit, MI ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394406) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394406) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394406) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2505/linda-vivienne-parker/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2505/linda-vivienne-parker/) - [Wikidata: Linda Vivienne Parker](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16192870) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/linda-vivienne-parker", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/linda-vivienne-parker", "name": "Linda Vivienne Parker | KnowJudges", "description": "Linda Vivienne Parker, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.