Portrait Unveiling: The Hon. John C. Lifland
December 5, 2016
On the afternoon of December 5, 2016, a portrait of the Hon. John C. Lifland, U.S.D.J. (Ret.) was unveiled and presented to the Court by the Lifland Family in the ceremonial courtroom of the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Newark. The unveiling was presided-over by then-Chief Judge Jerome B. Simandle. Throughout the courtroom were an array of Judges, including special guests the Hon. Richard Linn of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and Judges Kenneth Grispin and Robert Kirsch of the New Jersey Superior Court. Also in attendance were generations of Court personnel, many of Judge Lifland’s former law clerks, and distinguished guests including Judge Lifland’s wife Jean, their daughters Emily, Elizabeth and Laura, and their son-in-law Tom Michaud.