Chief Judge Dolores K. Sloviter
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, 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
Biographical
"Remembering Chief Judge Dolores K. Sloviter, L'56," University of Pennsylvania, Penn Carey Law, October 19, 2022. View Online
Oral Histories
Dolores K. Sloviter. Interview with Dolores Korman Sloviter. Interview conducted by Amelia Helen Boss on June 26, 2006; Aug. 18, 2006; Apr. 13, 2007; July 25, 2007. View Online
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. View Online
Publications
Dolores K. Sloviter, Perceptions of the Legal Profession, 10 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 175 (1988). View Online
Dolores K. Sloviter, Third Circuit: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity- Task Force on Equal Treatment in the Courts, 32 U. Rich. L. Rev. 707 (1998). View Online
Papers
Judge Dolores Sloviter Papers, 1965-2012, BLL.007, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School. View Online