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98-year-old federal judge suspended for mental fitness appeals to Supreme Court
Judge Newman, 98, challenges her indefinite suspension over mental fitness concerns, arguing it violates constitutional protections of judicial independence, with the Supreme Court set to review.
- U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, aged 98, asked the Supreme Court to hear her challenge to her suspension from a federal appeals court for alleged mental fitness issues.
- Newman maintained her fitness to serve and sued the court council that suspended her, but a district court dismissed her case.
- Newman's attorneys argue her suspension exceeds the court's authority and threatens judicial independence if judges can be sidelined by colleagues.
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Judge Newman Takes Suspension Battle To Supreme Court - Law360 Pulse
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman brought her fight against a suspension imposed on her by her colleagues to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, arguing that a lower court wrongly held that her challenges to the order are not subject to judicial review.
·New York, United States
Read Full Article98-year-old judge asks US Supreme Court to hear case over her suspension
U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, the oldest active federal judge at the age of 98, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to hear her challenge to her ongoing suspension from a federal appeals court in Washington.
·United Kingdom
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