Judge Solis was born in San Ygnacio, Texas, and appointed to the Northern District of Texas in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush.
Judge Solis received a B.A. from McMurry University in 1973 and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1976. Following law school, Judge Solis served as an Assistant Criminal District Attorney for the State of Texas from 1976 to 1981, worked as an attorney with Moore and Holloway in Abilene from 1981 to 1982, then served as the Criminal District Attorney for Taylor County from 1983 to 1987. In 1988, Judge Solis served as Special Prosecutor for the West Central Narcotics Task Force in Abilene. From 1989 to 1991, Judge Solis was a Texas District Court Judge for the 350th Judicial District.
Judge Solis’ chambers are in Dallas.