Matthew Hillel Solomonson at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
- Court
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- February 3, 2020–present
Matthew Hillel Solomonson
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge · United States Court of Federal Claims
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Chief Legal Officer, Anthem, Inc., Federal Government Solutions Unit, Baltimore, MD, 2015-2020
- Consultant/Expert Witness (government contracts), Schlam Stone and Dolan LLP, New York, NY, 2013-2013
- Practitioner, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, VA, 2012-2015
- Practitioner, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, 2011-2012
- adj-prof, University of Maryland-Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 2008-present
- Practitioner, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice', Washington, DC, 2007-2011
- Practitioner, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC, 2005-2007
- Practitioner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC, 2004-2005
- Practitioner, Arnold & Porter LLP, 2003-2004
Judicial service
- Clerk to the Hon. Francis M. Allegra, United States Court of Federal Claims, Washington, DC, 2002-2003
- Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims, 2020-present
- Matthew Hillel Solomonson: Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims · JudicialFinder Matthew Hillel Solomonson Matthew Hillel Solomonson is a Judge on the United States Court of Federal Claims, appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate to a renewable 15-year term in 2020.
Education
- Brandeis University · cum laude, 1996
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital · 1998
- University of Maryland-Baltimore · JD, 2002
Personal record
Born 1974 · Hartford, CT
Courtroom rules and guidance
Motion Form
Request a court order by motion. The motion must be written unless made during a hearing or trial, state the grounds with particularity, and state the relief sought.
The motion must: (A) be in writing unless made during a hearing or trial; (B) state with particularity the grounds for seeking the order; and (C) state the relief sought.Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims ↗
Supporting Materials
A motion, objection, or response may be accompanied by a brief or memorandum and, when needed, supporting affidavits.
Any motion, objection, or response may be accompanied by a brief or memorandum and, if necessary, affidavits supporting the motion.Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims ↗
Meet And Confer
Before filing a nondispositive motion, make a reasonable good-faith effort to discuss it with opposing counsel, determine whether it is opposed, narrow disagreements, and include the required certification.
The motion must: (1) include a certification that the movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with opposing counsel.Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims ↗
Trial Testimony
Trial testimony is taken in open court unless an identified rule or statute provides otherwise. Remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause, compelling circumstances, and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims ↗
Sources
United States Court of Federal Claims current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15355/matthew-hillel-solomonson/Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 30, 2026
https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf