Lee Solomon | |
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| 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 the6th district | |
| In office February 21, 1992 – January 9, 1996 Serving with John A. Rocco | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Shusted |
| Succeeded by | Louis Greenwald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1954-08-17)August 17, 1954 (age 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 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 Christie to serve on May 21, 2014 and confirmed by theNew Jersey Senate and sworn in on June 19, 2014.[1][2] He reached mandatory retirement age on August 17, 2024.
Solomon was born inPhiladelphia in 1954 and graduated fromCentral High School. He is a 1975 graduate ofMuhlenberg College where he became a member ofPhi Kappa Tau fraternity and graduated in 1978 fromWidener University School of Law. Before his Supreme Court tenure, he had been an electedRepublican politician serving as councilman from the borough ofHaddon Heights, aCamden CountyFreeholder, and a member of theNew Jersey General Assembly from the6th Legislative District from 1992 until 1996.[3] In1992, he was an unsuccessful candidate forCongress running againstRob Andrews in the1st congressional district.[4] He has also served as Camden Countyprosecutor and as a DeputyU.S. Attorney for theNew Jersey District during the time Christie was the U.S. Attorney for the district.[3]
In 2006, Solomon was appointed by GovernorRichard Codey to be a judge in theSuperior Court from 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 SenateDemocrats to 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 Murphy nominated 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-incrimination did 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]
| New Jersey General Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly from the6th district 1992–1996 Served alongside:John A. Rocco | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Justice of theSupreme Court of New Jersey 2014–2024 | Succeeded by |