Dolores Korman Sloviter
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Dolores Korman Sloviter was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1956. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1932–2022
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Chief judge
- Third Circuit, 1991 to 1998
- Education
- Temple 1953 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1956
- Succeeded by
- Cheryl Ann Krause
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Third Circuit chief judge 1991 to 1998 | Carter (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| 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 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Sloviter authored 1 published opinion for the court (2011).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mitchell Partners, LP v. Irex Corp. | 656 F.3d 201 | 0 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Dolores Korman Sloviter?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Dolores Korman Sloviter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1979.
- Was Dolores Korman Sloviter appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Dolores Korman Sloviter was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Dolores Korman Sloviter's confirmation vote?
- Dolores Korman Sloviter was confirmed by voice vote on June 19, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Dolores Korman Sloviter on?
- Dolores Korman Sloviter was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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43 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).