| Gus Jerome Solomon | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon |
| Term Start: | September 1, 1971 |
| Term End: | February 15, 1987 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon |
| Term Start1: | 1958 |
| Term End1: | 1971 |
| Predecessor1: | Claude C. McColloch |
| Successor1: | Robert C. Belloni |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon |
| Term Start2: | October 21, 1949 |
| Term End2: | September 1, 1971 |
| Appointer2: | Harry S. Truman |
| Predecessor2: | Seat established by 63 Stat. 493 |
| Successor2: | James M. Burns |
| Birth Name: | Gus Jerome Solomon |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Portland, Oregon |
| Education: | University of Chicago (Ph.B.) Stanford Law School (LL.B.) |
Gus Jerome Solomon (August 29, 1906 – February 15, 1987) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Born in Portland, Oregon, Solomon was the child of immigrant Jewish parents, his father having been born in Romania and his mother in Russia.[1] Solomon received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago in 1926 and a Bachelor of Laws from Stanford Law School in 1929. He was in private practice in Portland from 1929 to 1949, first individually and then in partnership with Raymond M. Kell. The Portland law firm of Kell, Alterman & Runstein traces its origin to his practice.[2]
On October 21, 1949, Solomon received a recess appointment from President Harry S. Truman to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon created by 63 Stat. 493. Formally nominated to the same seat by President Truman on January 5, 1950, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 1950, and received his commission on July 5, 1950. He served as Chief Judge from 1958 to 1971 and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1963 to 1965, assuming senior status on September 1, 1971 and serving in that capacity until his death on February 15, 1987.
The Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse was named in his honor.