Trumps Names Matthew Solomson First Orthodox Jewish Chief Judge of a Federal Court

Orthodox Jew Appointed Chief Judge of Federal Court in Historic Move by Trump

President Donald Trump has appointed Judge Matthew H. Solomson, a proud shomer Torah u’mitzvos whose bio notes his enjoyment of learning Gemara, as Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Judge Solomson, a Silver Spring, Maryland resident, is the first Orthodox Jew to be named chief judge on this prestigious federal bench. He is a regular kollel attendee at Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and serve…

Trumps names Matthew Solomson first Orthodox Jewish chief judge of a federal court

Trump designated Solomson, who holds a J.D. and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland and an undergraduate degree from Brandeis University, on April 10. By Menachem Wecker, JNS U.S. President Donald Trump named an Orthodox Jewish judge, whose official bio notes his penchant for studying the Talmud, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Per his official biography, Matthew H. Solomson, of Silver Spring, Md., “enjoys studying Talmud,…

Trumps Names Matthew Solomson First Orthodox Jewish Chief Judge of a Federal Court

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump named an Orthodox Jewish judge, whose official bio notes his penchant for studying the Talmud, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Per his official biography, Matthew H. Solomson, of Silver Spring, Md., “enjoys studying Talmud, playing tennis […]