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on June 21, 2013, the 34th anniversary of her appointment to the bench. Although
Sloviter had been eligible to take senior status for some time, she long opted not to do so, preferring instead to remain an "active" judge, with a full caseload and full voting rights. On April 4, 2016, then-Chief Judge
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on June 19, 1979, and received her commission on June 21, 1979, becoming the first woman to serve on the Third
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