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

Federal Appeals Judge, 98, Appeals Suspension to Supreme Court

The oldest active federal judge in the United States asked the U.S. Supreme Court on March 12 to take up her challenge to her ongoing suspension from an appeals court in the nation’s capital. Judge Pauline Newman, 98, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, filed a petition with the nation’s highest court, arguing that the Federal Circuit unconstitutionally forced her out of her position after an investigation found her alleged cog…

Federal judge, 98, suspended by colleagues over mental fitness concerns appeals to Supreme Court

Pauline Newman is 98, and was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by President Reagan in 1984

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.

Supreme Court Asked to Hear Appeals Judge Suspension Case

A 98-year-old federal appeals judge suspended from hearing new cases has asked the Supreme Court to step into her long-running fight with colleagues at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, escalating a dispute that has become a rare test of how the judiciary handles questions about a sitting judge's fitness and the limits of internal court discipline.

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.

98-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.