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Solomon Oliver Jr.

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Solomon Oliver Jr. serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed May 6, 1994. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
William J. Clinton
Confirmed
May 6, 1994
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1947

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of OhioWilliam J. Clinton · May 6, 1994

Education

  • College of WoosterB.A., 1969
  • New York University School of LawJ.D., 1972
  • Case Western Reserve UniversityM.A., 1974

Career

Assistant professor, College of Wooster, 1972-1975; Law clerk, Hon. William Hastie, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1975-1976; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 1976-1985; chief, Civil Division, 1978-1982; chief, Appellate Division, 1982; special assistant U.S. attorney, 1982-1985; Private practice, Wooster, Ohio, 1982-1994; Professor of law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2009-2010

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