Supreme Court won’t hear 98-year-old judge’s bid to end suspension
The justices left in place a suspension imposed after colleagues cited concerns about Newman’s fitness to serve and her refusal to undergo testing.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court turned away Judge Pauline Newman's bid to return to the Federal Circuit, upholding her suspension from hearing cases due to fitness concerns.
- Three years ago, The Judicial Council for the Federal Circuit suspended Newman after Chief Judge Kimberly Moore identified a judicial complaint, finding Newman's health left her "unable to discharge the duties of an active circuit judge."
- Throughout her four decades on the court, Newman authored more than 300 dissenting opinions, earning the nickname "Great Dissenter." She argued her removal violated the Constitution by disregarding life tenure protections.
- Newman's lawyers claimed the administrative removal "undermines the judicial independence that is a vital foundation of our constitutional design," while the Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to reject her appeal.
- Newman, who turns 99 on Saturday, remains indefinitely suspended from hearing new cases. She refused Moore's earlier offers to retire or accept senior status, a form of semi-retirement.
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REJECTED - U.S. Supreme Court Hands Down Major Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear the case of a 98-year-old federal judge who challenged her ongoing suspension from an appeals court in the nation’s capital. The court’s latest ruling in Newman v. Moore was issued as an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not give reasons for its decision. Judge Pauline Newman, who will turn 99 on June 20, serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In March, s…
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decided this Monday not to intervene in one of the most striking cases concerning judicial independence and aging in the federal judiciary. It is the appeal filed by Pauline Newman, who, at the age of 98, is still the longest active federal judge in the country and is indefinitely suspended from new cases for refusing to undergo medical evaluations ordered by her colleagues. Newman defends her mental fitness The judge,…
Supreme Court declines to hear nonagenarian Judge Pauline Newman’s challenge to suspension
Newman, who turns 99 this week, has been barred from receiving new case assignments since 2023 following an investigation into concerns about her mental fitness and ability to perform judicial duties
Supreme Court Rejects Bid by Appeals Judge, 98, to Be Reinstated
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 15 declined to take up the case of a 98-year-old federal judge’s challenge to her ongoing suspension from an appeals court in the nation’s capital. The court’s new decision in Newman v. Moore took the form of an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision. Judge Pauline Newman, who turns 99 on June 20, sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She filed a petition …
The Supreme Court refused on Monday to examine the application of Judge Pauline Newman to return to work in a federal appeal court, after she had been suspended from office because of doubts about her ability to perform her duties, reports CBS News. Newman, 98 years old, operates at the Court ...
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