Lee Solomon
Lee Solomon | |
|---|---|
| Justice of theSupreme Court of New Jersey | |
| In office June 19, 2014 – August 17, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Chris Christie |
| Preceded by | John E. Wallace Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John Jay Hoffman |
| Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly from the6thdistrict | |
| In office February 21, 1992 – January 9, 1996 Serving withJohn A. Rocco | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Shusted |
| Succeeded by | Louis Greenwald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1954 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dianne Solomon |
| Education | Muhlenberg College(BS) Widener University(JD) |
Lee A. Solomon(born August 17, 1954) is a former justice of theSupreme Court of New Jersey.He was nominated by GovernorChris Christieto serve on May 21, 2014 and confirmed by theNew Jersey Senateand sworn in on June 19, 2014.[1][2]He reached mandatory retirement age on August 17, 2024.
Biography
[edit]Solomon was born inPhiladelphiain 1954 and graduated fromCentral High School.He is a 1975 graduate ofMuhlenberg Collegewhere he became a member ofPhi Kappa Taufraternity and graduated in 1978 fromWidener University School of Law.Before his Supreme Court tenure, he had been an electedRepublicanpolitician serving as councilman from the borough ofHaddon Heights,aCamden CountyFreeholder,and a member of theNew Jersey General Assemblyfrom the6th Legislative Districtfrom 1992 until 1996.[3]In1992,he was an unsuccessful candidate forCongressrunning againstRob Andrewsin the1st congressional district.[4]He has also served as Camden Countyprosecutorand as a DeputyU.S. Attorneyfor theNew Jersey Districtduring the time Christie was the U.S. Attorney for the district.[3]
In 2006, Solomon was appointed by GovernorRichard Codeyto be a judge in theSuperior Courtfrom Camden County, first in the family division, later the criminal division. He was president of theNew Jersey Board of Public Utilities(BPU) from February 23, 2010 until December 2011. At the end of his BPU term, he rejoined the Superior Court in the Civil Division and later an assignment judge.[2]Solomon was nominated to the Supreme Court in 2014 by Christie as a part of a deal with SenateDemocratsto fill two vacant seats on the court. He was confirmed by the Senate in a 36 to 2 vote.[1]On April 26, 2021,Governor Phil Murphynominated Solomon for tenure in 2021, and the Senate confirmed him for tenure on June 3, 2021 by a vote of 37-0.[5][6]Solomon retired on August 17, 2024.
In August 2020, Solomon wrote for the majority when it found that the constitutional right againstself-incriminationdid not prevent a police officer from being compelled to provide the passcodes to iPhones he was accused of using to provide tip-offs to a drug trafficker.[7][8]
Solomon and his wife Dianne live inHaddonfield, New Jersey.His wife has been a member of the BPU since June 2013 and served as president of the board in 2014.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abRizzo, Salvador (June 19, 2014)."NJ Senate confirms Rabner, Solomon for state's highest court".The Star-Ledger.Retrieved2014-07-20.
- ^abJohnson, Brent (October 8, 2014)."New N.J. Supreme Court Justice Lee Solomon praised for experience at swearing-in".NJ Advance Media forNJ.com.RetrievedAugust 31,2015.
- ^ab"Justice Lee A. Solomon".New Jersey Supreme Court.2015. Archived fromthe originalon January 19, 2016.RetrievedAugust 31,2015.
- ^King, Wayne (November 5, 1992)."THE 1992 ELECTIONS: THE REGION -- U.S. HOUSE RACES; Shifting Field of Battle, Incumbents Win Handily".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 31,2015.
- ^"New Jersey Legislature - Nominations".www.njleg.state.nj.us.Retrieved2021-04-15.
- ^Greenberg, Bruce (June 4, 2021)."Justice Solomon Gets Tenure".New Jersey Appellate Law.RetrievedJune 4,2021.
- ^Note,Recent Case: Supreme Court of New Jersey Holds that Compelled Disclosure of Defendant’s iPhone Passcodes Does Not Violate the Self-Incrimination Clause,134Harv. L. Rev.2267 (2021)..
- ^State v. Andrews,234 A.3d 1254(N.J. 2020).
- ^"Commissioner Solomon".New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.RetrievedSeptember 1,2015.
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