Carla Solomon is a judge based in Manhattan, New York City.
History[]
Solomon's parents were Holocaust survivors, her grandparents died at the concentration camp at Dachau. Afterwards her parents had Carla and Carla eventually became a judge.
Carla is present when shots are fired in a restaurant called Raimondo's, killing two people. Detectives Briscoe and Green interview her about the shooting where she states she ducked for cover after the shooting and didn't see his face. Carla mentions she knew one of the victims, Thomas Mitchell, well enough to say hello but didn't know him personally. Carla mentions that she liked hanging out at the bar with all gangsters, politicians and celebrities and leaves to go back to court. (L&O: "Everybody Loves Raimondo's")
Cases tried[]
- People vs. Tara Padden and Jenny Brandt (L&O: "Killerz")
- Granted the defense's motion to suppress Padden's confession on the grounds that it was coerced.
- Accepted a plea of guilty as a juvenile offender from Padden for killing Aaron Polanski.
- Held a hearing to hear arguments about whether Brandt should be institutionalized after the defense filed a motion to halt the commitment of the defendant.
- Granted the defense's motion to quash the prosecution's commitment papers.
- People vs. Cory Kaufman and Melanie Kaufman (L&O: "Swept Away - A Very Special Episode")
- Ordered attorney Peter Behrens to turn over a tape showing a murder taking place.
- Ruled that Behrens doesn't have to reveal where he got the tape from but ruled the prosecution may now see the tape in question as well as its contents.
- People vs. Paul Wyler (L&O: "Swept Away - A Very Special Episode")
- Denied defense's motion on the grounds that there is no violation of the 4th Amendment since someone from the tv crew took the tape not the police and since she represents the killer in question she has no grounds to contest it anyway.
- People vs. Byron Stark (L&O: "Swept Away - A Very Special Episode")
- People vs. Edward Travandze (L&O: "Absentia")
- Called a brief recess so the prosecution could find their primary witness, Glenn Fordyce.
- Denied the prosecution's motion for a two week continuance to find Glenn Fordyce when he goes missing.
- People vs. Clay Warner (L&O: "Genius")
- Denied the defense's motion to exclude the police's disclosure of the defendant's identity based on 1st Amendment violations.
- Upheld the plea bargain the defendant made with the prosecution for the death penalty and determines the defendant is legally sane.
- Allowed the prosecution's motion to use the fact that the victim was going to testify against the defendant in court in regard to a serious crime but limited them to not reveal any details.
- Denied the defense's motion for a change of venue and substituted a more thorough voir dire.
- Denied the defense's motion to dismiss the charges on the grounds the prosecutions failed to meet the minimal requirement.
- Denied the defense's motion for a mistrial after the prosecution got the defense's alibi witness to reveal the victims and defendant's conspiracy in the aforementioned "serious crime".
- Allowed the prosecution to have the victim's grand jury testimony read to the jury while leaving the defense the option to appeal her decision.
- People vs. Gloria Rhodes (L&O: "Birthright")
- Granted the prosecution's motion to include a lesser crime of manslaughter in the second degree to the inditement.
Trivia[]
- Her name was frequently misspelled:
- In the thirteenth and sixteenth season she was known as "Carla Soloman" in both the credits and nameplates.
- In the fifteenth season she was known as Carla Solomon in the credits, Carla Soloman on the nameplate and Clara Solomon in one of the scene cards.
Appearances[]
- Law & Order (6 seasons, 7 episodes):