Background
Solovy, Jerold S. was born on April 10, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Solovy, Jerold S. was born on April 10, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, with honors and distinction, 1952). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1955). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.
Pi Sigma Alpha.
Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Law Review, 19531955. Member, Harvard Law School Visiting Committee, since 1986.
Member, Third Circuit Rule II Task Force, 1987-1988.
Worked at Jenner & Block (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Civil and Appellate Litigation, Securities Litigation, Control Contests Law, Complex Litigation, Class Actions. Admitted to the bar, 1955, Illinois and District of Columbia. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.
Pi Sigma Alpha.
Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Law Review, 1953-1955. Member, Harvard Law School Visiting Committee, 1986-1992.
Member, Harvard Committee on University Resources, 1992. Member, Third Circuit Rule 11 Task Force, 1987-1988.
Chairman, Illinois Supreme Court Special Commission on the Administration of Justice, 1992-1993.
Member: Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, 1961-1968, 1975-1977. Cook County Judicial Advisory Council, 1975-1977, 1982-1989, Chairman, 1989-1991. Chairman, Special Commission on the Administration of Justice in Cook County, 1984-1991.
Chairman, Criminal Justice Project of Cook County, 1987-1991.
Chairman, Cook County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1989-1991. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Defense of Indigent Prisoners Committee, 1963-1964.
Chairman, Special Committee on Volunteer Defender Services, 1968-1971. Company-Chairman, Commission on Administration of Criminal Justice in Cook County, 1971-1975.
Chairman, Continuing Commission on Administration of Criminal Justice in Cook County, 1975-1976), Illinois State and American (Chairman, Litigation Section Discovery Committee, 1982-1985.
Chairman, Litigation Section Trial Practice Committee, 1985-1988. Company-Chairman, Federal Procedure Committee, 1988-1989. Member: Task Force on Lawyers Ancillary Business Activities, 1989-1991.
Special Review Committee on the Federal Civil Rules, 1989-1992.
Liaison to the American Bar Association Post Conviction Death Penalty Representation Project, 1990-1994) Bar Associations. Chicago Council of Lawyers.
American Law Institute. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Law Review, 1953-1955. Member, Harvard Law School Visiting Committee, 1986-1992. Member, Harvard Committee on University Resources, 1992.
Member, Third Circuit Rule 11 Task Force, 1987-1988.
Chairman, Illinois Supreme Court Special Commission on the Administration of Justice, 1992-1993. Member: Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, 1961-1968, 1975-1977.
Cook County Judicial Advisory Council, 1975-1977, 1982-1989, Chairman, 1989-1991. Chairman, Special Commission on the Administration of Justice in Cook County, 1984-1991.
Chairman, Criminal Justice Project of Cook County, 1987-1991.
Chairman, Cook County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1989-1991. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Defense of Indigent Prisoners Committee, 1963-1964. Chairman, Special Committee on Volunteer Defender Services, 1968-1971.
Company-Chairman, Commission on Administration of Criminal Justice in Cook County, 1971-1975.
Chairman, Continuing Commission on Administration of Criminal Justice in Cook County, 1975-1976), Illinois State and American (Chairman, Litigation Section Discovery Committee, 1982-1985. Chairman, Litigation Section Trial Practice Committee, 1985-1988.
Company-Chairman, Federal Procedure Committee, 1988-1989. Member: Task Force on Lawyers Ancillary Business Activities, 1989-1991.
Special Review Committee on the Federal Civil Rules, 1989-1992.
Liaison to the American Bar Association Post Conviction Death Penalty Representation Project, 1990-1994) Bar Associations. Chicago Council of Lawyers. American Law Institute.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.