Solomon Oliver Jr.

Personal

Birthday: 
1947
Birthplace: 
Bessemer, AL
Race or Ethnicity: 
African American
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

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

Education

Name of School: 
College of Wooster
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1969
Name of School - Second: 

New York University School of Law

Our educational mission focuses on our three core constituencies: students, faculty and alumni. There is an obvious interdependence among these three groups: By attracting the top students, faculty interest is magnified; likewise, enabling professors to do their best work and supplying them with the most desirable resources allows us to attract young scholars who are motivated and talented. Similarly, the more tangible the impact the Law School has on our community, the more engaged our alumni become. Our graduates are energized by the intellectual excitement of the school, enriching their own professional lives and adding still more luster to their alma mater's reputation. Loyal alumni give back, so that a cycle of generosity, learning, appreciation and active participation in our school and society continues.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1972
Name of School - Third: 
Case Western Reserve University
Degree - Third: 
M.A.
Degree Year - Third: 
1974

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Court Name: 

Ohio Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
5/9/1994