| John C. Lifland | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey |
| Term Start: | June 15, 2001 |
| Term End: | May 31, 2007 |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey |
| Term Start1: | May 20, 1988 |
| Term End1: | June 15, 2001 |
| Appointer1: | Ronald Reagan |
| Predecessor1: | Clarkson Sherman Fisher |
| Successor1: | Bill Martini |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Education: | Yale University (B.A.) |
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]
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]
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]