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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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98-year-old federal judge suspended for mental fitness appeals to Supreme Court

Federal appeals Judge Pauline Newman, suspended over mental fitness concerns, appealed to the Supreme Court to resume her hearing cases.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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