Solomon Oliver Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 9, 1994–present
Solomon Oliver Jr.
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
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Biography
Professional career
- 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
- Professional Career: Private practice, Wooster, Ohio, 1982-1994
- Professional Career: Professor of law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
- Professional Career: Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2009-2010
- Private practice, Wooster, OH, 1982-1994
- special assistant U.S. attorney, 1982-1985
- chief, Appellate Division, 1982-present
- chief, Civil Division, 1978-1982
- Law clerk, Hon. William Hastie, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1975-1976
- Assistant professor, College of Wooster, 1972-1975
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Ohio, 1994-present
Education
- The College of Wooster · B.A., 1969
- Case Western Reserve University · M.A., 1974
- New York University School of Law · J.D., 1972
Personal record
Born 1947 · Bessemer, AL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Exhibits: If demonstrative evidence such as models or sketches are to be used at trial, counsel shall exchange them no later than two (2) days prior to the date of trial. All exhibits must be marked before trial in accordance with Local Rule 23.2.SO-CriminalPretrialOrder.PDF ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in 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.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385966CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2468/solomon-oliver-jr/SO-CriminalPretrialOrder.PDF
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/sites/ohnd/files/SO-CriminalPretrialOrder.PDFFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts