Third Circuit Judge Dolores K. Sloviter retired in 2016, leaving
behind a remarkable legacy. As a member of the bench for nearly 40
years, Judge Sloviter's contribution to the Third Circuit's
jurisprudence bridges the expanse of the Court's jurisdiction.
Ranking these contributions would prove difficult. At the top of
any list, however, would be Judge Sloviter's contribution to
antitrust law.
Fresh out of law school, Dolores Korman (as she was then known)
joined Dilworth Paxson, Kalish, and Kohn, where she cut her teeth
under the tutelage of antitrust-legend Harold Kohn, the pioneering
architect of the modern antitrust class action. In the 1960s, she
and Harold Kohn represented plaintiffs in the Electrical Equipment
Cases, which involved price fixing claims against General Electric,
Westinghouse, and a dozen more manufacturers of electrical
equipment. In those cases alone, the firm represented over 1,000
clients, states, cities, and even foreign entities, all without
