Solomon Oliver Jr. (born July 20, 1947) is a senior

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Bessemer, Alabama, Oliver received a

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degree from

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in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from

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in 1972. He earned a

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in political science from Case Western Reserve University in 1974. From 1972 to 1975, he was an assistant professor of political science at the

. Oliver then clerked for Judge

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of the

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from 1975 to 1976. Following his clerkship, he worked as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, becoming chief of the civil division in 1978. In 1982, he was named the chief of the appellate division. He left the Department of Justice in 1982 to become a professor of law at Cleveland Marshall College of Law, where he taught and published in the areas of civil procedure, federal jurisdiction and trial advocacy. From 1991 to 1994 he served as associate dean for faculty and administration.

Federal judicial service

On March 9, 1994, President

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nominated Oliver to a seat on the

vacated by Alice M. Batchelder. He was confirmed by the

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on May 6, 1994, and received his commission on May 9, 1994. Oliver served as Chief Judge from 2010 to 2017. He assumed

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on February 15, 2021. In describing Oliver's public service, U.S. Senator

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said, "Judge Oliver served our nation honorably and helped make the city of Cleveland a fairer, more just place to live."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oliver, Solomon Jr. 1947 births Living people 20th-century American judges 21st-century American judges African-American judges Assistant United States Attorneys Case Western Reserve University alumni Cleveland State University faculty College of Wooster alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio New York University School of Law alumni People from Bessemer, Alabama United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton

Education and career

Federal judicial service

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