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Solomon Oliver Jr.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Biography

Education:
College of Wooster (OH), 1969, B.A.; New York University School of Law, 1972, J.D.; Case Western Reserve University (OH), 1974, M.A.

Career Record:
1975-76, Senior Law Clerk to Judge William H. Hastie, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; 1976-82, Asst. U.S. Attorney; 1978-82, Chief, Civil Division; 1982, Chief, Appellate Litigation; all with the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Wooster, OH, 1972-76; lecturer in Law, Trial Practice, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, OH, 1979-82; visiting scholar, Stanford University , CA, National Endowment for the Humanities Seminar for Law Professors, 1987; Visiting Professor, Comenius University, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia and Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1991; Professor of Law, 1982-94 and Associate Dean for Faculty and Administration, 1991-94, both with Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. Admitted to OH Bar, 1973; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 1977; U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1977; U.S. Supreme Court, 1980.

Date of Appointment: May 9, 1994

Date of Chief Judge Appointment: June 1, 2010
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Standing Orders
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Ohio
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Professional Experience
Professor of law
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
Current
Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
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Served as chief judge, 2010-present.
Attorney
Private practice, Wooster, Ohio
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Assistant U.S. attorney
Northern District of Ohio
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chief, Civil Division, 1978-1982; chief, Appellate Division, 1982; special assistant U.S. attorney, 1982-1985
Law clerk
Hon. William Hastie, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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Assistant professor
College of Wooster
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Education
Case Western Reserve University
M.A. (1974)
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New York University School of Law
J.D. (1972)
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College of Wooster
B.A. (1969)
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Professional Associations
Ohio State Bar
Member
Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
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Federal Judicial Center Biography
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Court Biography
Contact & Map
Carl B. Stokes United States Court House
801 W Superior Ave
Courtroom 19A
Cleveland, OH 44113-1838
Telephone: (216) 357-7171