Solomon Areda
Solomon Areda Waktolla | |
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| ሰለሞን አረዳ ዋቅቶላ | |
| Judge of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2023 | |
| Vice-President of the Federal Supreme Court | |
| In office 1 November 2018 – 17 January 2023 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Tsegaye Asemamaw |
| Succeeded by | Abeba Embiale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Garba Guracha, Salale, Ethiopia |
| Spouse | Mulualem Girma |
| Children | Blen Solomon Nahomi Solomon Keol Solomon Beka Solomon |
| Education | Harvard Law School (LLM) Harvard Kennedy School of Government (MPA) Amsterdam University (LLM) Addis Ababa University (LLB) |
Solomon Areda Waktolla (Amharic: ሰለሞን አረዳ ዋቅቶላ, Oromo: Solomoon Araddaa Waqtolaa) is an Ethiopian lawyer who had served as the Deputy Chief Justice/Vice President of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia from 2018 to 2023. Solomon is a prominent lawyer with 26 years of experience in the practice of law, public administration and policy research who is committed for seeing a free and independent judiciary in Ethiopia. Solomon had worked in the judiciary mainly as a judge for 20 years on different levels of the court in both regional and federal positions. In addition, he has been appointed to the membership of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague, Netherlands for a six-year term to serve as an Arbitrator.
Solomon was appointed on 15 November 2022 by the UN General Assembly as a Half-time Judge of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal for a mandate starting on 1 July 2023 and ending on 30 June 2030. Furthermore, he has been appointed by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank as a Judge of the Administrative Tribunal of the African Development Bank, effective from November 2023.