Arthur J. Lombard

Arthur J. Lombard

Grosse Pointe Farms - Retired Judge Arthur J. Lombard of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, passed away at the age of 76, following a long struggle with lymphoma. He was born in New York City, where he attended Columbia University. He then earned his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, where he subsequently taught for a year. Following law school, he clerked for Chief Judge J. Edward Lumbard of the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd circuit. He moved to Michigan to teach at Wayne State University Law School in 1966, eventually rising to the rank of tenured Professor, and serving as Associate Dean. During his first year at Wayne, he met Frederica Koller, another member of the Wayne Law faculty, whom he would later marry, a loving partnership that would endure until her death in 2011. Collectively, they taught hundreds of aspiring lawyers who now practice in Michigan and beyond. After serving as Dean of the Detroit College of Law, he was appointed as a Wayne County 3rd Circuit Court Judge in 1994, spending the majority of his time in the family division. He had a passion for the protection of children in custody disputes. He proudly served on the bench until his retirement in 2015. He was appointed to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission during the Engler administration. He had a great love of classical chamber music, and spent his summers in Manchester, Vermont, where he produced professional-level recordings of local artists. He is predeceased by his wife, Frederica Koller Lombard, and is survived by his brother, Lawrence Lombard, of Birmingham, MI; daughter Lisa Lombard, of Columbus, OH; son, David Lombard, daughter-in-law Ramona Uritescu-Lombard, and grandson Alexander Lombard, all of Ann Arbor, MI. Per Judge Lombard's wishes, no funeral or public service will take place. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Taconic Music Festival (https://www.taconicmusic.org), the American Cancer Society, or The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society.