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

Mar 12, 2026 - 20:00
98-year-old federal judge suspended for mental fitness appeals to Supreme Court 
Pauline Newman, a 98-year-old federal appeals judge suspended by her colleagues over concerns about her mental fitness, has asked the Supreme Court to step into her fight to resume hearing cases, her lawyers said Thursday. Three years ago, Newman’s fellow judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit prevented her from taking...