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.

Third Circuit / Appointed 1979 / Served to 2022

Dolores Korman Sloviter

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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
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	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

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

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

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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

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43 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).