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Solomon Oliver, Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Senior status since February 15, 2021.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
William J. Clinton
Nominated
March 9, 1994
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
April 29, 1994
Committee action
Reported (favorably), May 5, 1994
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
May 6, 1994
Commissioned
May 9, 1994
Senior status
Since February 15, 2021
American Bar Association rating
Qualified

Born 1947, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • 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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