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John C. Lifland

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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 byRonald Reagan
Preceded byClarkson Sherman Fisher
Succeeded byBill Martini
Personal details
Born (1933-07-13) July 13, 1933 (age 91)
Jersey City, New Jersey
EducationYale University (B.A.)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

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]

Education and career

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Justices and Judges of the United States Courts. Vol. 3.
  2. ^ Biographical Directory of the Federal Judiciary. Bernan Press. 2001. p. 621.
  3. ^ a b "Lifland, John C. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1988–2001
Succeeded by