The U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up an appeal by Judge Pauline Newman, an active judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Newman, who is 98 and turns 99 on Saturday, is seeking to end the suspension that prevents her from hearing new cases. Multiple reports say the suspension follows concerns raised by her fellow judges about her fitness to serve. According to The Hill, Newman’s colleagues issue demands that she undergo mental fitness testing, which she refused. Newman disputes the basis for the suspension and argues she is fit to continue working. She then sues her fellow judges on the Federal Circuit after they indefinitely bar her from taking on new matters. CBS reports that Newman is suspended because of concerns about her fitness to serve. In the latest step of the litigation, the Supreme Court does not agree to review Newman’s bid to lift the suspension, leaving the lower-court action in place.
Supreme Court declines to hear Judge Pauline Newman’s bid to end suspension
The U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up an appeal by Judge Pauline Newman, an active judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Newman, who is 98 and turns 99 on Saturday, is seeki...
- The Supreme Court declines to take up Pauline Newman’s bid to end her suspension.
- Judge Pauline Newman is an active federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
- Newman is suspended from hearing cases due to concerns raised about her fitness to serve.
- Reports say the suspension follows Newman’s refusal to comply with demands for mental fitness testing.
- Newman challenges the suspension through a lawsuit against her fellow judges, and the Supreme Court does not hear her appeal.
Judge Pauline Newman, who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, has been suspended from hearing cases because of concerns about her fitness to serve.
2 hours agoThe Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the oldest active federal judge’s bid to end her suspension, which her colleagues issued after she refused their demands for mental fitness testing. Pauline Newman, who turns 99 on Saturday and rejects the notion she is unfit to serve, sued her fellow judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after they indefinitely prevented her from taking on new...
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