{{short description|American judge and lawyer (1873–1950)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = George A. Solter | image = George A. Solter (1914) (cropped).png | alt = | caption = Solter in 1914 publication | order = | office = | term_start = | term_end = | predecessor = | successor = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1873|5|14}} | birth_place = [[Baltimore]], Maryland, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1950|11|27|1873|5|14}} | death_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | resting_place = [[Druid Ridge Cemetery]]<br />Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | party = | spouse = {{marriage|Florence Walther|1909|1909|reason=died}}<br />{{marriage|Christie Y. Dulaney|1916}} | children = 2 | education = [[Baltimore City College]]<br />[[Sadler's Business College]] | alma_mater = [[University of Maryland Law School]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]) | occupation = {{hlist|Judge|lawyer|educator}} | signature = }}
'''George A. Solter''' (May 14, 1873 – November 27, 1950) was a judge and lawyer from Maryland. He served in the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City from 1924 to 1943.
==Early life== George A. Solter was born on May 14, 1873, in [[Baltimore]], Maryland, to Mary Catherine (née Taylor) and John Solter. He attended elementary public schools, [[Baltimore City College]] and Sadler's Business College. Solter graduated from the [[University of Maryland Law School]] in 1896 with a [[Bachelor of Laws]]. He was [[admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] on June 2, 1896.<ref name="msa">{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/014300/014355/html/14355bio.html |title=George A. Solter |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |date=2005-11-11 |access-date=2022-12-04}}</ref><ref name="men">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/distinguishedmen00unse/page/n51/mode/2up |title=Distinguished Men of Baltimore and of Maryland |year=1914 |publisher=Baltimore American |page=45 |access-date=2022-12-04 |via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref><ref name="death">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114084665/former-judge-g-a-solter-dies-at-age/ |title=Former Judge G. A. Solter Dies at Age 77 |date=1950-11-28 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=32 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-12-04}}{{Open access}}</ref>
==Career== Solter practiced law in partnership with William Bansemer in 1896. He was also associated with John F. Williams. He was assistant [[state's attorney]] from 1903 to 1905. He resigned in 1905 to resume his law practice.<ref name="msa"/><ref name="men"/> Solter was a member of Baltimore City School Board from 1907 to 1911. Mayor [[James H. Preston]] removed three members of the school board and Solter quit in protest. While on the school board, Solter promoted a resolution to establish junior high schools. Solter served on the [[List of Commissioners of the Baltimore Police Department|Baltimore Board of Police Commissioners]] from 1910 to 1914.<ref name="msa"/><ref name="resigns">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114084478/judge-solter-70-quits-bench-but-plans/ |title=Judge Solter, 70, Quits Bench But Plans To Remain Active |date=1943-05-14 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-12-04}}{{Open access}}</ref>
Solter was appointed by Governor [[Albert Ritchie]] to the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (later renamed the Circuit Court for Baltimore City) in April 1924, replacing Judge [[Carroll T. Bond]]. He was elected to a full term in 1926 for a fifteen-year term. He was re-appointed by Governor [[Herbert O'Conor]] in 1941 to continue until the following election. He was re-elected in 1942. He retired at the mandatory age of 70 in 1943.<ref name="msa"/><ref name="resigns"/><ref name="death"/><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000141/000000/000018/restricted/msa_sc_5458_51_1624.pdf |title=Histories of the Bench & Bar of Baltimore City |pages=53–57 |year=1997 |access-date=2022-12-04 |via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref>
Solter also worked as a lecturer at the [[University of Baltimore]]. He was a member of the board of trustees of [[Goucher College]] for 30 years and a board member of the Builders Exchange.<ref name="msa"/><ref name="resigns"/>
==Personal life== Solter married Florence Walther in 1909 and she died in 1909. Solter married Christie Y. Dulaney in 1916. They had two children, George Dulaney Solter and Mrs. Robert C. Stephenson.<ref name="msa"/><ref name="death"/> His son, George D. Solter, would be appointed to the Baltimore City Supreme Bench, like his father, but would only serve two years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/014400/014404/html/14404bio.html |title=George D. Solter |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |date=2007-10-23 |access-date=2022-12-04}}</ref>
Solter died on November 27, 1950, at his home at 3937 Canterbury Road in Baltimore.<ref name="msa"/><ref name="death"/> He was buried at [[Druid Ridge Cemetery]] in Baltimore.<ref name="death"/>
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==External links== *{{commons category-inline}} *[https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/014300/014355/html/msa14355.html Maryland State Archives: George A. Solter] *[https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_MD990268 National Portrait Gallery: Hon. George A. Solter]
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