Appointed by Chris Christie Name Lee Solomon Date appointed June 19, 2014 Spouse(s) Dianne Solomon Succeeded by Louis Greenwald | Nationality United States Political party Republican Party Preceded by Thomas J. Shusted Role Associate Justice | |
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Born August 17, 1954 (age 69)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( 1954-08-17 ) Alma mater B.S. Muhlenberg College
J.D. Widener University School of Law Residence Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States Education Widener University School of Law, Muhlenberg College | ||
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Lee A. Solomon (born August 17, 1954) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He was nominated by Governor Chris Christie to serve on May 21, 2014 and confirmed by the New Jersey Senate and sworn in on June 19, 2014.
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Biography
Solomon was born in Philadelphia in 1954 and attended public schools. He is a 1975 graduate of Muhlenberg College and graduated in 1978 from Widener University School of Law. Before his Supreme Court tenure, he had been an elected Republican politician serving as councilman from the borough of Haddon Heights, a Camden County Freeholder, and a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 6th Legislative District from 1992 until 1996. In 1992, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress running against Rob Andrews in the 1st congressional district. He has also served as Camden County prosecutor and as a Deputy U.S. Attorney for the New Jersey District during the time Christie was the U.S. Attorney for the district.
In 2006, Solomon was appointed by Governor Richard Codey to be a judge in the Superior Court from Camden County, first in the Family Division, later the Criminal Division. He had been president of the New 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. Solomon was nominated to the Supreme Court in 2014 by Christie as a part of a deal with Senate Democrats to fill two vacant seats on the court. He was confirmed by the Senate in a 36 to 2 vote.
Solomon and his wife Dianne live in Haddonfield, New Jersey. His wife has been a member of the BPU since June 2013 and had served as president of the board in 2014.