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Sloviter, Dolores Korman

Born September 5, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA
Died October 12, 2022

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on April 4, 1979, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 1979, and received commission on June 21, 1979. Served as chief judge, 1991-1998. Assumed senior status on June 21, 2013. Service terminated on October 12, 2022, due to death.

Education:
Temple University, A.B., 1953
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), LL.B., 1956

Professional Career:

Law clerk, City of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] Law Department, 1955
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956-1972
Faculty, Temple University School of Law, 1972-1979; associate professor, 1972-1974; professor, 1974-1979
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-1997

Manuscript Collections

University of Pennsylvania Law School
Biddle Law Library
Philadelphia, Pa.
Judge Delores Sloviter papers, 1965-2012.

Oral History

Krieps, Catharine L.; Sloviter, Dolores; and Legal Oral History Project, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, "Interview with Judge Dolores Sloviter" (1999). Legal Oral History Project. 1.

Sloviter, Dolores K. Oral History. Interview conducted June 26, 200; Aug. 18, 2006, Apr. 13, 2007; July 25, 2007 by Amelia Helen Boss. ABA Women Trailblazers Project, Robert Crown Law Library, Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA. Recording & transcript, 138 pages.