John C. Lifland

John Coleman Lifland^[1] (born July 13, 1933) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.^[2]

John C. Lifland
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office June 15, 2001 – May 31, 2007
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office May 20, 1988 – June 15, 2001
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Clarkson Sherman Fisher
Succeeded by	Bill Martini
Personal details
Born	(1933-07-13) July 13, 1933 (age 92) Jersey City, New Jersey
Education	Yale University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Lifland received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1954 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1957. He was in private practice in Newark, New Jersey from 1957 to 1959. He was in the United States Army as a lieutenant in 1958. He was a legal secretary for Judge Thomas F. Meaney of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1959 to 1961. He was in private practice in Newark from 1961 to 1988.^[3]

Federal judicial service

On February 29, 1988, Lifland was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge Clarkson Sherman Fisher. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 1988, and received his commission on May 20, 1988. He assumed senior status on June 15, 2001. Lifland served in that capacity until his retirement on May 31, 2007.^[3]